She wasn't wrong about having to chew it. He'd known several men who'd forgone water altogether and just eaten the coffee grounds, claiming it tasted basically the same.

"I think I'll take a pour-over coffee, and leave the cappuccino for another day." Not that he even knew what 'pour-over coffee' meant, except deductive reasoning had him thinking it was when hot water was poured over the coffee, a lot like brewing tea. But it sounded simple, and the gal - Marie, by her nametag - had suggested it, which was good enough for him.