Waiting to board flight to Vimercate (Milan) Hoping for good espresso, bringing no home roast. Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
Have a safe and wonderful trip Chris ! Cheers John in Nor Cal On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 6:16 PM, Yakster wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
I venture out with little or no homeroast as well. Have a great trip and let us know what you find. John On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 9:22 PM, John Mac wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
I had a good espresso at the Hotel bar last night but was disappointed that they had regular drip (called Cafe Americano) as part of the breakfast buffet. Espresso vending machines are entrenched here and the employees at the large company I'm visiting have keys (USB Sticks?) that they plug into the machine to charge out their coffee... most drink espresso with sugar. At lunch today at the company cafeteria we stopped at the company coffee bar and had a barista pull us some shots into disposable plastic cups on a push button machine. Grinds in the doser are all the way up to the top and I didn't see her grind any coffee while I was there. Three singles, two split from one portafilter and the other one on a single spout... the flow was pretty unequal and I'm not sure who got stuck with the bum shot, but I almost say I prefer the vending machine concoction. Hope to have another good espresso tonight at dinner, and may be "stuck" here over the weekend and have to find a real coffee bar in Milan for something better. -Chris On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 3:16 AM, Yakster wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
Didn't get either dinner or the espresso last night, but got both and even an espresso with breakfast today. I do have to stay over the weekend... I'll be working Saturday and then coming back home on Tuesday. Maybe I can find a good bar for some knock-your-socks-off espresso. The one tonight was good, tasting of hazelnut. Here's a link to a picture of the espresso machine in the Cafeteria here with plastic demitasses on the warming tray. I guess the white cups are for cappuccinos, but everyone just drinks espresso (with sugar more likely then not).http://s661.photobucket.com/albums/uu332/yakster/?action=view¤t AG0122.jpgTake care and have some good coffee. I'm sad now thinking of all the roasted coffee that will have aged untouched for a week without me. Oh, the humanity :-). -Chris Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
