http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/08/post-castro-coffee/ Rants and Raves on Espresso Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:27:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/08/post-castro-coffee/#comment-305 TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Delving into the Turkish coffee cup Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:10:37 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=236#comment-305 [...] At home, I’ve been on a major café cubano kick lately. Part of that could be inspired by the Fidel Castro deathwatch. But a bit of my influence goes back to two very good Cuban expat friends of mine, Rolando and Elena, whom I met when I first moved out on my own to Maryland nearly 20 years ago. They introduced me to my first addictive taste of real Cuban coffee (and my road to hell!) — joking that I needed to sit down before drinking it. They quickly stopped joking when it became clear that my frequent requests for “refills” were also no joke. [...] [...] At home, I’ve been on a major café cubano kick lately. Part of that could be inspired by the Fidel Castro deathwatch. But a bit of my influence goes back to two very good Cuban expat friends of mine, Rolando and Elena, whom I met when I first moved out on my own to Maryland nearly 20 years ago. They introduced me to my first addictive taste of real Cuban coffee (and my road to hell!) — joking that I needed to sit down before drinking it. They quickly stopped joking when it became clear that my frequent requests for “refills” were also no joke. [...]

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