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They say that the number of coffee bars measures the vibrancy of any city or town. Even the recent polls and debates into the best and worst places to live in the UK frequently mention the number of venues where residents can purchase a latte or cappuccino. Thankfully, Wakefield has a lot going for it: With wealth of assorted hideouts and locations where any variation of the thick, hot black stuff can be indulged in – or taken away. I remember the days where the idea of visiting the local ‘Coffee Pot’ in the shopping arcade was considered an exiting proposition. A cup of white coffee, milky coffee or espresso (sic) tasted exactly the same and the froth dissipated with the first scalding, tentative sips. Tastes and choice has come a long way since then and the coffee houses have taken their rightful importance for sipping the best that beans have to offer much as they did in the 18th century. But drinking coffee in Wakefield was, and still is, only part of the fun.
Cafés serve a wide range of purposes. They are the city-centre oases, the makeshift offices, the rendezvous, the viewing galleries, the people watcher's chapels, the conference halls, the studios, the refuges and shelters from the rain, the single person's prospect and the insomniacs dream. It is the place for respite, for inspiration, for important meetings and unexpected reunions. Just as importantly, Coffee houses are free of the vanity of late evening posturing and the urgency and desperation of the drinking spots and night clubs. They are the places where tourists and the people of Wakefield can mingle and relax.
Life used to happen in homes. Homes now seem to be places to watch other people’s reality on the wide screen. And yet, they are the only the Director’s version of reality. Real life happens outside; on the streets, the avenues, the offices, the shop floor, the pub and now, more than ever, the coffee bars.
There is a certain mystery to purchasing coffee at the more modern type of bars and sometimes the trick is not to look at the board - which takes an age to understand and decipher - but just to ask for what you want. Call me awkward but I refuse to ask for a ‘Grandee Americano’. Instead I ask for a large black coffee – they understand what I mean and most importantly I know what I have ordered.
Still, I usually have to encounter the following, almost obligatory exchange:
“What did you order sir?”
“Black coffee.”
"Do you want any milk in that?"
And then like a badly rehearsed joke:
"Well then it wouldn't be black would it?"
"Oh yeh!", comes the embarrassed reply.
But lets face it, you don’t have to be a coffee lover to enjoy a Café. Even more perplexing is the choice of calorific fruit drinks, whipped and topped with cream, which look like edifying statements against faddishness and a healthy diet.
There is also another verbal assault course you have to be wary of before being allowed to take away your preferred choice of refreshment.
"Just coffee?"
"Yes, please."
"Do you want anything to eat with that?"
"No, thanks."
"Any sandwiches, pastries?"
"No."
"Cakes?"
"No!"
"Will that be all?"
"Just give me the ***** bloody coffee!"
What I like is the personality that each café has to offer. It is not only the venue, the view and the visitors. It can be the music, the seating, the purpose to which they are used and intended. In the centre of Wakefield, Cafés are a case in point and changes character throughout the day. In the morning it is the crossword enthusiast, the student with approaching exams, the aspiring writer, the newspaper reader and the ‘form’ guide aficionado that fill the seats. The music is classical and restrained. There is the morning rush of take-away office clerks and shop assistants. In the afternoon, the music is more fluid and the rasping jazz is designed to deter the groups of teenagers from being too comfortable and taking up all the seating.
I have not -and cannot -mention every coffee venue in Wakefield. There are too many. Which, as I started by saying, is a telling indicator of the vitality of the city and its people. Wakefield would be a less interesting place without them. If you want to know more about Wakefield, about its routines, its characters, its personality, check out your local coffee bar – and if you don’t like it, try another! Whatever your interests or preferences, there is a suitable bolt-hole for you. Me? I’m the one with the laptop and as such, given the state of modern technology, I need to find a café with a conveniently placed electric socket. Oh yes, and one that has freshly made, steaming extract of dark brown coffee beans
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