Cappuccino was a type of coffee that both Thomas Bruce and John Neuberger were convinced was "very bad for you". (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune [+]Loading...["The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)"]) Jason Kane, though, certainly did not think so, and even had a preferred variety of the drink. (PROSE: Sex Secrets of the Robot Replicants [+]Loading...["Sex Secrets of the Robot Replicants (short story)"])
It was made with ground coffee beans, steamed milk and a pump of espresso. (PROSE: The House That Jack Built [+]Loading...["The House That Jack Built (novel)"]) Such beverages were usually topped with "stiff, white foam" covered in grated chocolate. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)"], Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"]) Sam Jones was sure she'd gain a foam moustache by the end of her drink. (PROSE: Revolution Man [+]Loading...["Revolution Man (novel)"]) Agatha Ellis thought cappuccinos a thing only in movies, and was surprised when one was ordered before her "in the real world". When she had one as well, she described the coffee as "simmering beneath a layer of creamy-white froth" with "a light skin of dark brown chocolate sprinkled onto the foam." (PROSE: Curtain Call [+]Loading...["Curtain Call (short story)"])
Some coffee machines made instant cappuccinos. (PROSE: The Quantum Archangel [+]Loading...["The Quantum Archangel (novel)"]) The Butler Institute's New York office had one, which Stephanie used to made herself a rather sophisticated cappuccino. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)"] Agatha Ellis bought a machine after falling in love with the drink. (PROSE: Curtain Call [+]Loading...["Curtain Call (short story)"])
Rachel Lane would travel far and wide with her husband — as far as the Tanadata Cluster — just to find the best synthetic poached eggs and cappuccino. She later ordered the type of coffee while the Seventh Doctor had tea. (PROSE: Policy to Invade [+]Loading...["Policy to Invade (short story)"]) The owner of an Internet café offered the Eighth Doctor and Benny Summerfield both unlimited Internet access and a free cappuccino if Benny gave herself to him. (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...["The Dying Days (novel)"])
On 5 March 2005, Jackie Tyler's friend Jacinta made her a cappuccino as she wanted to show off the frother she had just bought herself, although Jackie would have been fine with instant. Feeling nasal in the aftermath, Jackie assumed she had developed an allergy to milk. (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"])
Ianto Jones was fond of cappuccinos. He once bought a cappuccino and a Pain au Raisin from a barista in Cardiff whose coffee-making skill he actually trusted, (PROSE: The House That Jack Built [+]Loading...["The House That Jack Built (novel)"]) and when making cappuccinos for himself he would throw the coffee away and begin again if it did not have an “acceptable crema”. (PROSE: The Wrong Hands [+]Loading...["The Wrong Hands (short story)"])
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A favoured drink of the Fifth Doctor's was a double-caffeinated cappuccino with sprinkled organic nutmeg. (PROSE: Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life [+]Loading...["Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (short story)"])
The Seventh Doctor once managed to make himself and Dr Julia Mannheim two cappuccinos "with only a battered saucepan, an egg whisk and sterilised milk." He warned, though, that she'd have to do without the powdered chocolate. (PROSE: Bad Therapy [+]Loading...["Bad Therapy (novel)"])
The Tenth Doctor ordered a cappuccino at Nick's Internet Café. (PROSE: Made of Steel [+]Loading...["Made of Steel (novel)"])
In 21st century London, the Eleventh Doctor ordered a cappuccino for himself and Clara Oswald. (TV: The Bells of Saint John [+]Loading...["The Bells of Saint John (TV story)"])
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Upon entering the TARDIS, Ethan Hunt wondered if it had a cappuccino machine. (GAME: LEGO Dimensions)