Something neat is happening in professional coffee: Pros are starting to take notice of the advanced amateur out there. Read about the first annual Intelligentsia Meet.
Posted Sun Jun 23, 2002, 6:26pm Subject: Excellent Article !!
Jim..This was a great article! As a relative newcomer I was reluctant to go to this event and work demands made the decision for me. I read about this in alt.coffee and this accompanying article closes the loop for me! I hope you write many more articles of this caliber!
Madeleine Senior Member Joined: 19 Dec 2001 Posts: 2 Location: Philadelphia Expertise: Intermediate
Espresso: Rebranded Via Veneto Grinder: Santos (commercial behemoth) Vac Pot: Cona Drip: Ceramic one cup filter...
Posted Sun Jun 23, 2002, 7:47pm Subject: A lovely memoir of an excellent meeting
Thank you to Jim and to Bearhair for recapturing a very special day. Excellent article, this, that reflects the excellence of the experience at Intelligentsia.
Posted Sun Jun 23, 2002, 8:39pm Subject: *Excellent Article*
As George W said 3 comments previously,excellent article!! On a 1 out of 10 rating, this is an 11! Excellent photos &work from Bearhair & Jim,30 in total & seeing these pictures makes me wish I could have attended.Cheers,Craig {;-)
Don_Crafts Senior Member Joined: 3 Jul 2002 Posts: 1 Location: Oswego, IL Expertise: Aficionado
Posted Wed Jul 3, 2002, 1:00pm Subject: Times changing in Chicago?
Great article. I've been in Chicago for 6 years now having moved from Seattle. I am a huge supporter of Espresso Vivace (and David Schomer) and still get my beans from there.
I visit Intelligentsia a few times each year just to check out what the "state of the art" is in Chicago. I have alwys been a bit underwhelmed. Great potential, but very inconsistant. The first thing I noticed was that the baristas don't tamp the grounds properly. They don't even use a handheld tamper! Only the one mounted to the grinder. How could they ever make consistanly good coffee?
Your article mentions David Schomer from Vivace and his "style" of blowing espresso. Have the folks at Intelligentsia seen the light? Do they now focus on tamping?
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