Tag Archive 'mazzer'

Pursuit of the ‘God shot’ and the home espresso agnostic

Posted by TheShot on 25 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: Home Brew, Machine

Last week, the Guardian (UK) published an article on a home espresso enthusiast’s journey to obsession: In pursuit of the ‘God shot’ | Food and drink | Life and Health. Having reviewed almost 600 espresso shots in SF proper ourselves — most of them pretty bad — we’d like to believe we know a thing [...]

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Establishing Some Ground Rules

Posted by TheShot on 19 Jan 2006 | Tagged as: Beans, Home Brew, Machine

In today’s New York Times, Michelle Slatalla writes a first-hand account of how she was ready to buy another espresso machine for her home: Establishing Some Ground Rules.
She encountered confusing options and poor machine choices at the usual suspects. Echoing how many of America’s best restaurants are generally ignorant when it comes to good espresso, [...]

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Moka pot recommendations

Posted by TheShot on 17 Jan 2006 | Tagged as: Home Brew, Machine

Until I create something of a “mailbag” section on this site, I’ll post some of the more interesting questions, and my replies, here.

At 03:52 PM 1/16/2006 -0600, _ _ wrote:
>Greg,
>
>I’ve really enjoyed your site. I was wondering if you had a recommendation
>for a good Moka stovetop maker. In addition, do have a recommendation [...]

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