Recent article in NY Times about super quality espresso bars?
There was a story within the last month or two, about some coffee bars that are making super high quality espresso. Did anyone else read it or have a link to it?
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5 Comments:
Are you thinking about this story about Coffee Bars in Rio de Janeiro?
Alaina Browne at 3:26PM on 03/27/07
I bet it's this: "Espresso’s New Wave Hits Town"
http://tinyurl.com/hb67u
Related, we hear New York Times darling Grumpy coffee changed Espresso beans suppliers very suddenly? Why would that be??
djacobs at 8:32PM on 03/27/07
Thanks D!
THat was it.
I have a psychotic coffee drinker visiting from Seattle, so want to take him to the places mentioned in the article.
norman at 8:50AM on 03/28/07
Not covered in that article is the Grumpy on 20th st., which is a nice place to visit. The baristas at the new 9th street location (on 13th st., of course) simply don't have the chops of the ones on Avenue C, so definitely make the trek out there.
djacobs at 9:12AM on 03/28/07
On the Hush-hush, a source tells me the new supplier of beans at Grumpy "simply offers a higher quality product" than the old supplier, although Counter Culture still takes care of the beans that become their Clover beverages. A separate source confirms this and reveals that Grumpy has an exclusive line on the new beans, so "nasty ninth street" (their phrasing, not ours) can't ape Grumpy's bean selection as they did recently.
For my part, I enjoy the blend at Ninth St. (the Toscano blend) and I also heartily enjoyed the new blend at Grumpy this afternoon. The roast is a little darker than most espresso aficionados prefer, but I enjoy the lemon notes.
djacobs at 2:26PM on 03/28/07