tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post6831077361578905943..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: South Brooklyn: Espresso WastelandBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-55661625604256909712009-03-12T16:42:00.000-07:002009-03-12T16:42:00.000-07:00I made espressos for six years at Sarabeth's on 92...I made espressos for six years at Sarabeth's on 92nd and Madison Ave. It can easily be a case of who's making it and/or the machine itself. In some cases it can be the espresso grind. If anyone makes you one less than standard just question them about it. See where it went wrong. <BR/><BR/>I can't imagine the machines and beans or that much different than it Italy. I served tons of Italians and never had an issue with Sarabeth's midrange steamer and choice of beans (which was based partly on its low cost, not on fussiness). <BR/><BR/>Until then, head north to Atlantic Avenue and have a cardamom coffee at any one of a number of Middle Eastern places.Edward Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00344242640453457646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-3680714117531874102009-03-12T08:35:00.000-07:002009-03-12T08:35:00.000-07:00Stumptown Coffee has come to Brooklyn, albeit a bi...Stumptown Coffee has come to Brooklyn, albeit a bit north of you...Peddlar Coffee, at the corner of Court and Warren, next to Jim and Andy's, in Cobble Hill. Just opened "soft" yesterday, real opening Friday the 13!! Had a cup yesterday of latte, and it was superb. No reason not to think the espresso is fab, too. [I understand; I was in Italy last summer.]tcghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10245118778328592750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-50012901745530292162009-03-11T21:24:00.000-07:002009-03-11T21:24:00.000-07:00Nesta, I'm sure in 30 years I will be that old man...Nesta, I'm sure in 30 years I will be that old man rejecting espressos.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-66244449865204610922009-03-11T16:35:00.000-07:002009-03-11T16:35:00.000-07:00There's no way you can't get a great esperesso in ...There's no way you can't get a great esperesso in Carroll Gardoens. That place is more old world Italian than just about any other place this side of the Atlantic. <BR/><BR/>It's a place where you can see an old Italian woman holding up a tomato in a store and saying to the manager "You call this a tomato?"Edward Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00344242640453457646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-75573110939226395412009-03-11T11:17:00.000-07:002009-03-11T11:17:00.000-07:00Blame Americans' need to get more and larger of ev...Blame Americans' need to get more and larger of everything, even of things where bigger is almost certainly not better. I'll bet they get complaints if the cup isn't full.mingusalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05243344762935777939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-52413689631733326752009-03-11T08:25:00.000-07:002009-03-11T08:25:00.000-07:00Try Gorilla Coffee, they know how to do it right. ...Try Gorilla Coffee, they know how to do it right. The again, you may not like their blend of joeBrooklyn Salthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08496033635919849964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-58949398369062078772009-03-10T22:36:00.000-07:002009-03-10T22:36:00.000-07:00I don't drink coffee, so all that comes to mind wh...I don't drink coffee, so all that comes to mind when reading this is the great scene from <I>Mulholland Dr.</I> with the old guy who keeps rejecting espressos. (I was going to add a Youtube link, but bizarrely, every version uploaded to Youtube appears to be overdubbed in a foreign language.)Nestahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501701057861397363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-9799224089537015122009-03-10T16:06:00.000-07:002009-03-10T16:06:00.000-07:00It's not in Carroll Gardens or Cobble Hill, but it...It's not in Carroll Gardens or Cobble Hill, but it's worth the hike (or brief F train ride) over to <A HREF="http://www.chow.com/places/23469" REL="nofollow">Cafe Regular</A> on 11th st. off 5th Ave in South Slope. They have La Colombe and they know how to use it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com