For all coffee lovers out there, this pandemic can be quite challenging. We all know that coffee-drinking is beyond that. We usually had meetings and appointments inside coffee shops. Meeting you clients, catching-up with your college buddies over a cup of coffee is already a staple in our social lifestyle.
But with quarantines and lock-downs, one must be creative and at the same time embrace technology. If we have virtual “E-Numan”, definitely we can also have our coffee moments with our friends using Nespresso.
Here are some of our favourite influencers as they share their Nespresso experience: Nico Bolzico, founder of agricultural company LM10 and a devoted and fun husband of Solenn Heussaff, has a short, cute film about how easy Nespresso is: sitting on his couch, he launches a Nespresso capsule across the living room as his dog, cat and turtle watch closely until it lands in his red Pixie machine, which obediently starts brewing
Nico has even named his red machine — “Rebecca” — and says it’s the only piece of furniture his wife Solenn has allowed him to smuggle into the living room, “because it looks cool.” Of course, Nico has his Nespresso space, and his workspace at home, but his routine involves sitting on a balcony filled with plants —a mini-garden that “feels like the farms from home” where he can relax, meditate, and enjoy his cappuccino. (Preferred capsule: Ispirazione Venezia.)
Being in lockdown seems to have inspired many Filipinos to get creative at home. We saw how Bolzico, Beauty and Fashion influencer/ Businesswoman Bea Soriano Dee and restaurateur and caterer Happy Ongpauco Tiu like playing home café in the “Nespresso Be Your Own Barista” event, and it all looked delicious.
Bea has also found that lockdown has been a bounty of free time: “Now that I’m fully working from home and my travel time’s all freed up, I get to really enjoy the morning, ease into my day.” She says she always “reads books” every day to maintain her peaceful vibe, and her go-to drinks are milk-based, which starts with her Lattisima Touch (her husband Eric Dee Jr. prefers espresso).
Happy, meanwhile, finds her schedule is even busier these days. “I’m still working, getting kids ready for school — we’re doing homeschooling — so it’s crazy,” she says. “In the morning, I need my coffee right away just to wake me up.” Nespresso fits right into that packed schedule. She even recommends a rolling coffee cart, like the one she has for her Pixie machine: “I have cups ready and when I’m in the den, I bring it along with me when I’m in the living room. So days when I’m having meetings, the smell and the aroma de-stresses me.”
She prefers an Americano, but also likes mixing her flavors — a single shot of espresso with, say, vanilla eclaire or caramel crème brulee. “Then you put hot water and that’s it, two flavors in one.”
Chico was “super happy” when Nespresso introduced their Freddo capsules, so now he can recreate the iced freddo that he and his wife loved in the cafes of Greece — right at home with Nespresso, a shaker, milk and ice.
Another reason Nespresso has been a constant comfort during this lockdown: online delivery. You can order sleeves of capsules at their website, and they’ll even pick up your used capsules for recycling on delivery.
And to cap it off, this writer would like to share that he is also an avid Nespresso user. I start the day with the news and then off to work in our office/dining table. Preferred capsule: As influenced by the wifey, Lhara, ARPEGGIO.
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Photo source: drinkmanila.com
