http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/09/espresso-hope-for-nyc/ Rants and Raves on Espresso Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:01:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/09/espresso-hope-for-nyc/#comment-2809 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Head barista: Andrea Illy of Illycaffè Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:39:26 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=273#comment-2809 [...] their recent opening of Espressamente Illy cafés across Europe and temporary exhibits such as “Beauty has a taste” in New York City — all primarily as advertisements for the Illy brand. It also touches on his [...] [...] their recent opening of Espressamente Illy cafés across Europe and temporary exhibits such as “Beauty has a taste” in New York City — all primarily as advertisements for the Illy brand. It also touches on his [...]

]]> http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/09/espresso-hope-for-nyc/#comment-327 TheShot.coffeeratings.com » The Coffee Divide - Or: At What Price Coffee? Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:38:34 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=273#comment-327 [...] On the other side of the divide, we have people who respond to the same news with incredulous disbelief and outright ridicule. When people whine about Starbucks’ announcement to raise prices a whopping $0.05 per cup, these folks shake their heads at the infamous “$4 cup of coffee at Starbucks” — even if you cannot buy a basic cup of coffee at Starbucks for that price. On this side of the divide, the appropriate response to news of coffee price hikes are articles about where to get the most dirt cheap cup of joe available (e.g., Five Places to Get Cheap Coffee - washingtonpost.com). To them, and to most New Yorkers, coffee is a basic consumable just this side of tap water with little differentiation other than price. [...] [...] On the other side of the divide, we have people who respond to the same news with incredulous disbelief and outright ridicule. When people whine about Starbucks’ announcement to raise prices a whopping $0.05 per cup, these folks shake their heads at the infamous “$4 cup of coffee at Starbucks” — even if you cannot buy a basic cup of coffee at Starbucks for that price. On this side of the divide, the appropriate response to news of coffee price hikes are articles about where to get the most dirt cheap cup of joe available (e.g., Five Places to Get Cheap Coffee - washingtonpost.com). To them, and to most New Yorkers, coffee is a basic consumable just this side of tap water with little differentiation other than price. [...]

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