Tuesday, July 24, 2001


let's not neglect coffee this week, ok? unlike last. . .

my attention is turning to the wood-roasted espresso created by max orsini in eugene, oregon. like m. cipolla of caffe d'arte, orsini came to the us from italy with antique italian roasting equipment to provide an authentic artisanal roasted coffee.

caffe d'arte uses alderwood; orsini uses maple. i've written here before that both my self and john, the owner of zagat's favorite coffee store 2 for the pot, found the caffe d'arte delicious. i made it in my rancilio silvia, while john made it in his 30-year-old pavoni, the "chrome peacock".

therefore, next on my list: the wood-roasted orsini espresso it took third place this year at the specialty coffee association of america's "world barista competition." i'll order it next week and let you know, post-haste. . .

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