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Once I hop out of bed in the morning, my brain immediately tells me to down a cup of orange juice before I step out my front door.Everyone else in my household puts a bit more work into their morning fluid intake by brewing up a good old cup of Blue Mountain Coffee. I’ve always admired the scent of a fresh cup of joe and other coffee-inspired concoctions, but I rarely bring them to my lips for a quick sip. Since National Coffee Month is currently in full swing, I made a promise to myself to finally step out of my drinking comfort zone and indulge in some cultured coffee consumption.For a New Yorker such as myself who loves exploring each borough during my weekend free time, I’m aiming to hit up the most notable coffee shops in the city that offer the most unique hot & cold beverages for me to enjoy.Once again, I approached ChatGPT with a clear goal in mind and requested its assistance in helping me properly celebrate National Coffee Month. After looking at its coffee shop and drink suggestions, I now have a delicious game plan to stick to for the rest of August.Where to go and what to sip on all month long
(Image credit: Shutterstock)To make sure ChatGPT knew my level of coffee drinker and where I live, I presented it with this prompt to set me up with the ultimate coffee shop crawl:“For National Coffee Month, what are the best ways someone like me who doesn't usually drink coffee should celebrate it? Keep in mind that I live in New York, so find the best coffee shops for me to go to and try out the most unique coffee blends.”Right from the jump, ChatGPT told me what and what not to do:Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.If you don’t usually drink coffee, I’d avoid celebrating National Coffee Month by simply ordering a giant black coffee. New York is actually perfect for turning it into a coffee-tasting adventure—trying unusual preparations, flavors and origins rather than forcing yourself to like traditional coffee. New York’s specialty scene is unusually diverse: you can go from Japanese siphon coffee to Korean-influenced drinks to ultra-light Ethiopian beans and creative espresso drinks in the same weekend.Then the chatbot laid out the ideal National Coffee Month challenge, which seems doable and easy enough for an uncultured coffee drinker like me to partake in. It suggested starting with a coffee that doesn’t taste like typical coffee, trying a coffee-based dessert drink, seeking out some coffee that’s prepared in a completely different way, getting a taste of a single-origin coffee to see what flavors you notice and finishing off my tasty-testing journey with NYC’s most experimental specialty coffee.And finally, ChatGPT gave me a hitlist of six coffee shops to go to that have one-of-a-kind flavors worth sampling:
