Here is the first of my postings of cafe reviews from the CafeGeek site. Catch all the reviews at CafeGeek.com

Musi-Café
819-583-4433
5078, rue Frontenac,
Lac-Megantic
Quebec, Canada

I still remember my first experience at the Musi-Café about 9 months ago. My stomach was rotting from the filter garbage that passes itself off as coffee in Canada/USA and I walked into this joint because I’d heard that they have over 30 beers on offer. After a basic but pleasant meal I asked for a cafe au lait. Much to my suprise, the owner smiled and said “Cafe au lait or Latté monsieur?”. WOW!!

I was in heaven.

My heart thumped and my temples pounded at the prospect of having a real coffee and Musi-Café did not dissappoint.

If you’re after great music (a steady blend of blues-roots) and a casual easy eatery in the Eastern Townships then I would recommend the Musi-Café. The coffee is always of an equally good standard, the food is consistantly good and basic (even though it tries hard to be fancy) and they hire some of the better looking staff in town.

My only complaint is the price of the coffee. It is really bloody expensive for a take away, but given the area it is in and the level of quality surrounding it, I give Musi-Café 4 beans.

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The CafeGeek Show #001 (MP3 - 32MB - 34min 00sec)

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Welcome to the first ever CafeGeek Show podcast here on TPN. It’s been a long time coming and hopefully the shows will improve as I get better at doing them.

If you’re looking for cafe lifestyle, coffee culture and general chit chat then you have found the right place!

Show Outline:

• 0:00:10 The Dude
• 0:00:30 Show Intro. Introducing Hector and myself.
• 0:04:30 ReCap of Corica review
• 0:06:40 ReCap of aux deux Marie review
• 0:07:40 The democratisation of Café Reviewing
• 0:09:18 Impromptu discussion about web tech and web2.0
• 0:11:50 Café news from the web. Information garnered from a variety of café/coffee websites.
• 0:18:44 Go have a break, you have 15 seconds to go to the toilet or grab a coffee.
• 0:18:59 Large chain stores. A European perspective.
• 0:23:30 Reflections on the shift in Nth American café culture and coffee culture in Europe.
• 0:26:36 Hector talks about his upcoming global odyssey.
• 0:28:45 The CafeGeek Group on Flickr plug
• 0:31:00 Rob laments living in a small town.
• 0:32:00 We say goodbye to Hector and round up the show.
• 0:33:27 The Dude

URLs and Sources from Show:

• God Shot
• portafilter.net
• t o n x . o r g
• flickr CafeGeek group
• Hiddenson’s Construct
• CoffeeGeek