Saturday, February 22, 2003


better than yauco. . .

it's true -- i braved the truly horrible frigid downpours today to hang with one of the coolest people in new york, ken nye of higher grounds at 9th & c. no doubt he makes the best public espresso in all new york.

try his ultra-soft cappucino if you don't believe me; or go for the brass ring with one his cortados, which contains 4 perfect ristretti. yup, 4. his delicate latte art is a vivid slender arc in a complex sea of siennas, ochres, umbers -- like an old master painting, the finely-drawn design emerges from a dense background of shadow and possibility.

i stopped by to see him about one of my favorite drip coffees, the famed puerto rican yauco selecto. long-time readers will perk up with surprise to hear me say this, since i generally don't like bright coffees; generally i prefer something more in the aged indonesian line. but the yauco is surprisingly yummy! and then ken said he had his hands on an even better puerto rican blend, one clou de mont. (why don't these people have a website!?!) i had to try it.

and you should too. like the yauco, it comes out best in a vac pot, i think. ken doesn't ship yet, so now you too have an excuse to trek down to alphabet city. . .

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