http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/02/food-and-wine-best-coffee-bars/ Rants and Raves on Espresso Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:38:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/02/food-and-wine-best-coffee-bars/#comment-388 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Trip Report: The French Laundry Fri, 15 Dec 2006 04:33:19 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=68#comment-388 [...] The wait staff are serious, professional, and rather stiff. The challenge of getting them to crack a smile was often like that of the Queen’s Guard at Buckingham Palace. But some opened up more than others — which was instrumental to learning more about how they made their espresso. Super Chef Thomas Keller (whom one relaxed staffer jokingly called “TK” with a sort of faux familiarity) has publicly sworn by Equator Estate Coffees. But their decision to use a superautomatic Schaerer machine is what caught me by surprise. [...] [...] The wait staff are serious, professional, and rather stiff. The challenge of getting them to crack a smile was often like that of the Queen’s Guard at Buckingham Palace. But some opened up more than others — which was instrumental to learning more about how they made their espresso. Super Chef Thomas Keller (whom one relaxed staffer jokingly called “TK” with a sort of faux familiarity) has publicly sworn by Equator Estate Coffees. But their decision to use a superautomatic Schaerer machine is what caught me by surprise. [...]

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