This blog is a combination of coffee fiction, musings over coffee, and coffee art- all from the point of view of alter ego Ingrid the coffee-fiend.Tumblr (3.0; @cafequest)http://cafequest.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m026do0OkG1rpanrfo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m026do0OkG1rpanrfo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><p class="MsoNormal">I squeeze between two baby-wielding moms at the smooth, curved amber counter and take out my sketch pad, to draw another coffee cup. Ok who am I kidding, I have a drawing app on my smart phone and I’m drawing it digitally, but it looks remarkably like a real painting! I’m trying to draw a coffee cup a day for one year.<span>  </span>“Look”<span>  </span>I look up and Kevin who is between carrying orders<span>  </span>of lattes over to the full tables is proudly dusting something off “what is it?”, I ask. <span> </span>“It’s an ice crusher circa 1960’s” I look at the curved lines and slightly green patina<span>  </span>of the red and silver ice crusher.<span>  </span>He rushes off leaving the ice crusher in front of me.<span>   </span>Why not?  Maybe I can draw an ice crusher a day for one year.</p> <!--EndFragment--></p>http://cafequest.tumblr.com/post/18381133242http://cafequest.tumblr.com/post/18381133242Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:44:12 -0500coffeecafeparkslopebrooklynanimationpilartoons<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00q71VaK31rpanrfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal">Most days I squeeze into the cafe and the Park Slope crush of baby carriages and squawking moms as I curse under my breath, it <em><span>would</span></em> be a mommy and baby day, the day that every non-baby owning youngish 30 something cartoonist dreads.<span>  </span>A day where I have to wait for my coffee, a day where there are no casual conversations at the counter.  I want to sit down and work on my new project: draw a coffee cup a day for one year.  My favorite barista Hex rushes to fill the orders, I wanted to ask her about her camping trip upstate, oh well, next time.<span>  </span>I mutter under my breath, “Does anyone know where the mommy baby thing is NOT happening in this place?”.<span>  Hex hears me, I swear she has super natural hearing!  </span>I’m waved over to a corner of the counter, a coffee pushed over to me.<span>  </span>Oh, I forgot, I come here so much that I don’t even have to order anymore. <span>  </span>I love it.<span>  </span>I’m feeling like all is well in the world… until orange juice splashes all over my new sneakers. “sorry” says an exhausted looking Mom carrying a 2 year old now holding what used to be a full glass of orange juice. <span> </span>“It’s all good”, I say. <span> </span>Life is still good and I still have 364 coffee cups to draw.</p> <!--EndFragment--></p>http://cafequest.tumblr.com/post/18335645398http://cafequest.tumblr.com/post/18335645398Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:57:01 -0500coffeeparkslopebrooklyncafeanimationpilartoons<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lze115iN5D1rpanrfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Valentines Day!  What’s your favorite cafe to go to on a romantic date?  Today since I am still without a coffee spot, my romantic cafe is my very own living room.   Hubby Catz just brought me coffee in bed, you can’t get that at a cafe.  I will resume my cafe research tomorrow.  </p>http://cafequest.tumblr.com/post/17607372675http://cafequest.tumblr.com/post/17607372675Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:46:16 -0500coffeecafevalentinesbrooklynparkslopepilartoons<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzd882k4bY1rpanrfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://cafequest.tumblr.com/post/17592968078http://cafequest.tumblr.com/post/17592968078Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:24:02 -0500pilartoons