Wednesday, August 13, 2003


4 reasons doug zell rocks

doug zell rocks because he's sweet enough to take time from his day to chat with a coffee lover;

doug zell rocks because after he's been sweet enough to take time from his day to chat with a coffee lover, he sends you the latest greatest black cat blend;

doug zell rocks because after he's been sweet enough to take time from his day to chat with a coffee lover, he sends you the latest greatest black cat blend, and tosses in a cappucino cup and a demitasse with the cool intelligentsia logo!

this isn't some kind of unusual thing either, apparently. it's the corporate philosophy over there. that's just the way intelligentsia works.

and that's the 4th reason doug zell rocks.

in other coffee news, that silly show queer eye for the straight guy briefly embraced coffee yesterday. it was pretty amusing to watch "jai," the so-called "culture vulture," run over to buy some flavored "swiss chocolate" whole bean coffee from new york's chelsea coffee company.

well, i delivered my flavored coffee spiel yesterday. add the straight guy to that 25%!

then jai attempted to teach the truly hapless straight guy how to use a cafetiere, or french press. amusing. "french press: makes the boldest coffee," proclaimed the intertitle.

while jai showed him how to boil water, pour it on the grounds, and then press down, i started to freak out. wait jai!

he's supposed to time the thing for a couple of minutes! stir the coffee! let it bloom! and what about the water tempera. . .

oh, never mind. i do measure the temperature of my water with an instant-read stick thermometer every time.

more seriously, we haven't done people any favors by introducing them to coffee equipment if we don't tell 'em how to use it correctly. still i do applaud jai's effort.

and i have a special little bodum timer that sits on the shaft of the press below the knob that dings when the coffee's done steeping. why they don't sell this useful little gadet on their website, i have no idea.

of course, this is how i enjoy that yrg from gillies i keep rambling on about. . .

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