Tag Archive 'spanish_coffee'

How to order coffee in Spain

Posted by TheShot on 01 Jun 2007 | Filed under: Foreign Brew

Pim, of local Chez Pim fame, and I go waaay back. In fact, my very first blog post here cited her contrarian-but-oh-so-correct view that berets, croissants, and François Truffaut be damned — French coffee is crap. OK, she has no clue who I am and likely prefers it that way. But what I do like [...]

Trip Report: Cafe Los Olvidados

Posted by TheShot on 29 Aug 2006 | Filed under: Local Brew

Some of the enjoyment I get adding new cafés to CoffeeRatings.com is in finding completely obscure places that make surprisingly decent (though never great) espresso. Last Saturday night I was visiting some friends for an event over at the ArtSF community center near the sketchier cross section of 16th and Capp Streets in the Mission. [...]