There have been a few happenings within the Fort Collins food scene that caused people to talk; one of them was the temporary closing of the Human Bean drive-through coffee houses. Those who were most upset over the loss were parents, mostly moms, that depend on drive-through for their coffee fix. Getting the kids out of car seats to drag them into a coffee house is sometimes more trouble than it's worth, especially in the winter. And a mom without coffee is like a bear waking up in the middle of hibernation, grumpy and sleepy. Not a pretty sight. Or maybe that's just me.

Many people were disappointed because they thought the nearest drive-through coffee house was in Loveland. Most people in Fort Collins are not going to go that far out of their way for an easy to grab Cup O' Joe. Upon hearing about the lack of drive-through options for coffee, some people that I talked to brought up questions about the coffee trolley on South College. Nobody knew much about it and I was all for checking them out to investigate.

Hey Joe! Espresso To Go has been on the south end of College, just north of Trilby for about two years, but under the ownership of Jim and Charlotte Randall since last August. Sitting on the edge of a parking lot shared with a landscaping company and an antique shop, they are a very nice couple who run the little shop together, serving up some smooth lattes with small-town friendly chit chat and smiles. I've driven by this place many times on our way to playgroups with the boys, but I've never been. This seems to happen often as Jim told me during my last visit that the location isn't that wonderful and they are thinking about going mobile next month, depending on how it goes with obtaining permits from the city...

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