Posted by TheShot on 03 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: Foreign Brew
Despite the shocking improvements in cuisine on the streets of London over the past decade or so, apparently they still haven’t figured out the espresso: Just one more espresso | Recipes | Wine | Telegraph. The author, a food and wine writer for the Daily Telegraph, calls Venice the “capital of café society”. (Cough, cough…Torino [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 23 Dec 2006 | Tagged as: Barista, Beans, Fair Trade, Local Brew, Quality Issues, Roasting
As a former resident of Palo Alto for several years, a trip down Santa Clara’s Stevens Creek Boulevard conjures up images of discount mattress stores, Denny’s, and strip malls as far as the eye can see. Unfortunately, that’s commercial real estate in the Silicon Valley — regardless of the hidden gems tucked away in Northern [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 08 Sep 2006 | Tagged as: Consumer Trends, Restaurant Coffee
The Staten Island Advance (Staten Island has news?!) published an article today that heralds the arrival of tea as America’s new hot beverage of choice over coffee: Tea time. For all the Oolong Frappucino and Chai Latte lovers out there, hey — more power to you. These are good times with more options. But before [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 28 Jan 2006 | Tagged as: Local Brew
With my kitchen currently getting the bulldozer (i.e., reconstruction) treatment, home espresso operations have come to a screeching halt. What better time to forage for espresso? Last week I reported that Caffé del Doge opens in Palo Alto, and this morning I decided to pay a visit.
This chain of Venetian cafés opened in 2003 (thanks [...]
Posted by TheShot on 18 Jan 2006 | Tagged as: Foreign Brew, Local Brew
I’ve always said that Eton Tsuno of Café Organica is an espresso visionary. Now his, along with Santa Clara’s Barefoot Coffee Roasters, aren’t the only Bay Area cafés to be famous for offering a choice of coffee bean blends for your espresso.
As reported in today’s San Francisco Chronicle (Cetrella owner to bring chowder house to [...]
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