Sunday, October 26, 2003


bumpin' elbows

well, there are a lot of coffee roasters up there in that part of washington state. . .

but what's most interesting to me (besides the photo of altie pro & bccy pal terry z.!) is batdorf's idea that roasters don't have to provide clients with equipment. because i'm hearing lately there's a lot of pressure otherwise.

still that there's a pile o' roasters up there could be good in terms of creating an innovative, quality-oriented knowledge base. because thanks to improvements in shipping and packaging, it's possible for these roasters to sell pretty much to the country at large, meaning they don't have to fight it out there at home.

here in bklyn, i was talking to a friend of mine in the coffee business about batdorf. "they make good coffee," they admitted. "thank god they're far away."

but oh no they're not! every month it seems they pick up accounts here in bklyn. . .

and by the way, don't tell anyone, but i think they're after me!

seriously, this story only confirms our oft-repeated statement: drink your coffee moderately, or switch to half-caf. . .

long-time readers know that today's pizza day, so i have to skidaddle to start making dough!

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