I like good coffee and bought my first home espresso machine 25 years ago, long before it became popular across the US. I worked at a couple of upscale restaurants where we served espresso and cappuccino and learned to make a decent cup, I got a lot better at it when I found information on the Internet about 15 years ago.

I dislike Starbucks, but I'll get my coffee there when there aren't better alternatives. I equally dislike the coffee at Starbucks in Bs. As., but I still go there when I have hours to kill between flights because there's usually comfortable chairs available, power plugs, and wifi. I like the coffee at many cafes around Argentina more than Starbucks, but my wife and I still make better cappuccino at home using mediocre beans from Carrefour than most of them do. Occassionally we'll splurge on really good beans, then ours beats everything I've had down here or in the US