Super cold weather always makes me crave super warm drinks. I shared a few posts back that my ritual after shooting in blizzards and snowstorm in NYC revolved around immediately making myself a large mug of hot chocolate. I would think about that impending first sip of decadence on the many-mile walks home during that era of snow photography. The night that I took this shot, I wasn't even specifically looking to capture a moment like this one. I had been shooting in the West Village and I was already chilled to the bone and on my way back to the Lower East Side. I happened to stop in this spot to catch my breath. There had been almost no one outside that night (a rarity: you would be surprised at how many people are out in blizzards in the middle of the night). I saw this person walking with an umbrella and quickly shot the moment without hesitation. It wasn't until I got home and I was cradling my mug of hot chocolate that I noticed that the building was home to some of the coffee beans I love to grind up for my morning cup of warm caffeinated goodness. Perfection. Right now I am holding my extra large mug of morning coffee. I grind the beans every morning before the French Press process. I then add pinches of cardamom, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, cacao powder, and sometimes vanilla powder to the ground coffee before pouring the water into the brew. And once it is done, I never want the experience of drinking it to end. . . #nyccoffee #coffeeshops #coffeevibes #winterphotography #newyorkcafe #newyorkcityphotography (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtYo-fpgrLp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h4au0rpxytyd