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Dilettante Mocha Café Blog

Sprawling menus, long lines, and busy baristas can all feel overwhelming to newcomers to a café. But, especially during the warm summer months, cafés can get busy, so having a few go-to options can be helpful.
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Next week on June 21st, the breezy spring season will end, and the summer season will officially begin. The Dilettante Mocha Café has prepared several new menu items to enjoy to transition into the new season. Until the end of summer, cool off with cold brew coffee made from Dilettante’s Hapsburg Bean Blend.
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Warm summer weather gives coffee lovers the perfect excuse to visit the Bellefield Office Park. Tucked away beside the Mercer Slough Waterscape, this café is considered one to be one of the most beautiful places to enjoy a coffee.
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Like restaurants, bars, and delivery services, cafés depend on the gratuity of their visitors. The tipping process may be simple for those who frequently visit a local café, but others may feel pressure at the payment process screen.
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When it comes to coffee, everyone has their own favorites. Almost every café and coffee shop cater to a variety of tastes with a large menu of lattes, espressos, mochas, and iced teas. With so many options, it can be confusing which drinks are considered coffee and which drinks are not.
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The summer solstice is only a month away, and temperatures are already warmer. During this time, café visitors will make the switch from hot coffee to iced coffee. Although iced and hot coffee taste similar, the two varieties can lead to a different flavor profile and nutritional value.
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In 2022, more and more people are choosing to become coffee drinkers. The sweet and slightly acidic drink has a cult-like following, and many consider a cup of coffee essential to their daily routine. Coffee is popular, but for a new coffee drinker, it can be hard to know where to begin.
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Since opening in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood in 1976, the Mocha Café has blended the lines between coffee and chocolate shop. The café features artisan chocolates, pastries, and coffee using heirloom recipes. This Mother’s Day, visit the Mocha Café and treat a mother or maternal figure to elegant chocolate craftsmanship.
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A café is a place for everyone to come and feel relaxed. The low hum of music and coffee machines create a fast-casual environment to suit many different types of people. A café is a great place to work on a laptop, enjoy freshly-made foods, and even make new friends.
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The Chocolate Scale is at the heart of every Dilettante’s Mocha Café. For the past several months, this scale showed four chocolate blends customers could choose from to include in a mocha or hot chocolate drink. Fans of milk chocolate will be pleased to hear Dilettante is reintroducing its milk chocolate blend back to Dilettante’s chocolate scale.
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Each day, the staff working at the Dilettante Mocha Café work hard to give visitors a unique experience. Since the Mocha Café first opened, its emphasis wasn’t only on its pastries and coffee, but also its handcrafted chocolates. Now, customers can create their own custom assortments of artisan chocolates to treat friends and family.

On the counter of each café, customers can view Dilettante’s expert craftsmanship. Each chocolate piece is made from talented chocolatiers, who work to create a gourmet-quality taste. Alongside Dilettante’s classic chocolate truffles, visitors can also treat themselves to chocolate caramels and toffee pieces.

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Spring is a time of new beginnings, and Easter is the perfect time to celebrate the new time of year. The Easter Bunny, egg hunts, and gift baskets all share the same excitement and discovery of the new season. This April, enjoy a festive dessert that perfectly matches the Easter spirit.
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