Frederick Coffee Company

Yesterday morning after we dropped off the boy at school, the mister and I had a random breakfast date in downtown. In the 13 years of living in Frederick, honestly, this was the first time I've been to this cafe. All I know about this shop is the son of the owner was a 9th-grade art classmate of the young lady, and that there is an open-mic/talent-night on Tuesdays (or was that Thursdays?).

Independent cafes that we've been to in this part of town have a certain feel in their interiors. It's just homey and warm.



The long table in the middle of the dining area was reserved for the Frederick Coffee Club. I asked the mister why he didn't apply as a member for the club, and then I saw senior gentlemen sat in the reserved table who had only coffee. Maybe in 25 years or more, he can sit in with those guys!



An espresso for the mister.


Oinkin’ Rooster Bagel (scrambled egg, sausage, swiss cheese, and honey mustard served on an everything bagel . $5.99)

This was just half of the bagel. The mister wiped out the other half already.

Oh! Look at that butterfly sticker that covers the sip-hole of the disposable coffee cup lid.

I had a small cup of Best Sky Mocha Latte.

French Toast Fork Sandwich (French toast with cream cheese, sausage, and scrambled egg; topped with sweet syrup, and finished with powdered sugar . $5.99)

I really loved their bread. This was a first one for me---a French toast sandwich! This was really good, but I would really liked it if I had the liberty to pour my preferred amount of syrup in it.

It was yesterday that I had the best mocha latte in town, and I loved their bagel sandwich too. The honey mustard was perfect in it!

Frederick Coffee Company
100 N. East Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Tel. No. 301.698.0039

Biking

One spring day in April, the mister took me for a date. But he wanted me to ride my bike on our way to the location. Not from our home though, but from a parking lot a couple of miles away. How really clever for him to make me hop on the saddle after a really really long time. So, I did! Afterall, he spent money and countless hours to build me a vintage looking new mixte bicycle.  The travel was about a 5-mile bike at the C & O Canal towpath to this really old church turned coffee shop in Brunswick.  Que horror!

(((( FIVE FREAKIN' MILES? )))) Five in going there and another five in going back? That's 10 miles! OMG! He didn't tell me until we reached the second mile mark. How deceitful! I wasn't mad. I just thought he was really smart. Hahahaha! But what was good about it was he made sure there was no uphill trail. The boy didn't come with us because two of his friends came over to the house to play video games with him.



 Five miles! Phew! For a first timer after over a decade back on the saddle, that was a total workout. My palms were sweating the whole time, especially since there were people hiking and biking on the trail too. The fear of loosing control of my bike and straight off the cliff, a ravine, or the river never left my mind. I wanted to give up many times but we were mid-way to the coffee shop already.

This 9' x 9' mural was by young artist Melanie Bambrick (17 years old). The mural illustrates life in Brunswick in the early 1900s.


A few steps from that mural is Beans in the Belfry. This building was constructed to house the Brunswick Reformed Church in 1910, and served as a church until December of 1968. In between 1968 to 2005, I do not know how the building was used. Now, it is the home of Beans in the Belfry.

Fresh flowers, a blue grass band, mismatched tables, chairs and couches, old framed black and white photgraphs, and books make this place a one of kind place in this part of Maryland. They have retained all the old fixtures of the original building---the stained glass windows, doors, and even the honeycomb tiles in their bathrooms.






The mister and I shared a tall and cool iced mocha, and a Tuscan Panini ($6.95). Freshly grilled on a hot panini grill Tuscan farm bread with hard salami, capicolla, peppered ham, and layered with provolone cheese, paper-thin red onion, fresh leaf spinach & sliced Roma tomatoes. It was served with a side of salad with the most delicious vinegarette that I've ever tasted.



The ride back was not as hard as I thought it would be. It felt like the trail was slightly downhill. But quite honestly, I was glad I did it. Well, actually I was tricked into doing it! Hahaha.




On our way back, the mister told me that he was proud of me. I took the challenge with less than expected complaints, and he really thought I can pedal faster now.



Until next Lili adventures. I heart you for stopping by.


Beans in the Belfry
122 W. Potomac St.
Brunswick, MD 21716