Thursday, January 22, 2004


this really shouldn't be noteworthy . . .

but it is: "the café that serves coffee ground from beans while you wait." so few coffeeshops nowadays grind espresso to order just for your shot, it's really worth remarking upon when it happens.

all too often i've had cups that should be nice spoiled by the fact that the retailer instructs the poor ptbc (person behind the counter) to grind enough to fill the entire doser all at once in the morning. this means that by the afternoon, the ground coffee's a few hours old.

and that leads to reduced flavor and crema in an espresso, always a disappointing experience. so i applaud the ruby elephant in kalona, iowa! you don't have to live in a huge trendy city to have great coffee -- you just need a retailer who devotes themselves to quality.

and speaking of quality, my lovely care package from the charming jessica at batdorf arrived today with some yemen mocha, guatemala antigua "finca el valle," another ethiopian harrar, and the southern-italian-style vesuvio espresso blend. can't wait to taste these in the cafetiére (a.ka. press pot).

here's an amusing story: man sentenced to yoga as a form of anger management. well, why not? (i can think of a certain democratic candidate whose image might benefit from it. . .)

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