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Saturday, July 28, 2007
Boston eXpresso can be suprising...
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UPDATE: So the story behind this photo is when Mr. Blanco wanted to try a shot of Terroir's Northern, we headed over to True Grounds in Ball Square, Somerville. We go in and I decide to opt for a bottle of vitamin water with Hong trying to remove myself from any opinion on the coffee. Blanco has the gall to order a 'double ristretto' somewhat in jest and after some discussion is served a 2oz+ expresso. Silas then orders a regular double espresso and the guy gives him what at first looks like an americano but after a few sips, it's all eXpresso. I honestly don't know what happened, if there was confusion, or if that's the way they really serve the espresso there. I'd laugh but I felt bad about it.
It reminds me of when Someday Cafe in Davis was still open serving Northern, they used to ask 'Two shots or Four' when your ordered an espresso.
Miguel (he's peruvian, not mexican!) played dirty biker hand model so you can get a perspective for the sizes of both the large 3.5oz demitasse and the latte cup the other drink was served in.
Please feel free to leave your own version of what our commentary might have been... ¶ Jaime van Schyndel 1:04 AM
More quirky photos available on Brown Coffee's Flickr of Mr. Blanco's food stuffed yet brief trip to Boston.
UPDATE: So the story behind this photo is when Mr. Blanco wanted to try a shot of Terroir's Northern, we headed over to True Grounds in Ball Square, Somerville. We go in and I decide to opt for a bottle of vitamin water with Hong trying to remove myself from any opinion on the coffee. Blanco has the gall to order a 'double ristretto' somewhat in jest and after some discussion is served a 2oz+ expresso. Silas then orders a regular double espresso and the guy gives him what at first looks like an americano but after a few sips, it's all eXpresso. I honestly don't know what happened, if there was confusion, or if that's the way they really serve the espresso there. I'd laugh but I felt bad about it.
It reminds me of when Someday Cafe in Davis was still open serving Northern, they used to ask 'Two shots or Four' when your ordered an espresso.
Miguel (he's peruvian, not mexican!) played dirty biker hand model so you can get a perspective for the sizes of both the large 3.5oz demitasse and the latte cup the other drink was served in.
Please feel free to leave your own version of what our commentary might have been... ¶ Jaime van Schyndel 1:04 AM
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Well, in the first off, I walk in, order my double ristretto and the barista stares at me blankly. He turns to his coworker who quietly and coolly nods, "Yeah, I got it."
I order ristrettos when I'm trying to get the full intensity the extraction has to offer. Any more water and you risk the bitters setting in with blonding, especially when you aren't absolutely certain of the barista's commitment to guarding the shot. (I know that's not everyone's interpretation or preference, especially with George's Northern, but that's my thing.)
I have no idea if they normally serve doubles that size at TG. I'm inclined to think so. But then why even have the demi's hanging around if half the staff doesn't know what they are, ostensibly because no one orders them.
MY POINT with this whole escapade is a piggy back off Jaime's, that this is what passes for noteworthy in USA Today. It's not a slight on George. I actually fairly enjoyed my double ristretto. But seriously.
Anyway, it was an informative escapade and I'm glad we went there, if for no other reason than to meet Miguel the Colombian.
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I order ristrettos when I'm trying to get the full intensity the extraction has to offer. Any more water and you risk the bitters setting in with blonding, especially when you aren't absolutely certain of the barista's commitment to guarding the shot. (I know that's not everyone's interpretation or preference, especially with George's Northern, but that's my thing.)
I have no idea if they normally serve doubles that size at TG. I'm inclined to think so. But then why even have the demi's hanging around if half the staff doesn't know what they are, ostensibly because no one orders them.
MY POINT with this whole escapade is a piggy back off Jaime's, that this is what passes for noteworthy in USA Today. It's not a slight on George. I actually fairly enjoyed my double ristretto. But seriously.
Anyway, it was an informative escapade and I'm glad we went there, if for no other reason than to meet Miguel the Colombian.
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