Posted by TheShot on 06 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: Home Brew, Quality Issues, Robusta
Last week, C. Clairborne Ray of the New York Times answered this question as part of the paper’s Q&A feature: bookofjoe: What makes coffee bitter?. (I’m citing it on another blogger’s post instead of the original NY Times source — in case you are religiously opposed to NYT logins.)
As the article states, coffee is a [...]
Posted by TheShot on 28 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: Local Brew
This is a rather non-descript French bakery/café. But don’t let that fool you. It has won numerous “best bakery” awards in the area and is immensely popular. (And yes, even Martha Stewart paid a visit here just a week ago.) It is also notorious for its Soviet-style bread lines, which run long out the door [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 14 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: Barista, Foreign Brew, Machine, Quality Issues
Yesterday I came across a Toronto area blogger, StDan, who has picked up his own cause for finding some of the best espresso served in his fine city of Toronto: Espresso Hunt: Little Italy. Naturally, even at this early stage, he noted the following (familiar) problem: “most places put too much in it”.
Yes, the infamous [...]
Posted by TheShot on 04 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: Add Milk, Café Society
Today’s New Straits Times of Malaysia published a good primer on Italian coffee preparation methods: Drink: Kopi Italiano.
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