ianb Senior Member Joined: 20 Mar 2003 Posts: 19 Location: Oxford Expertise: Beginner
Posted Fri May 23, 2003, 5:47am Subject: Visit to New York - interviews?
I'm writing the Coffee House magazine in Britain (details at www.coffee-house.org.uk) and I have a 2-day business trip to New York on 17/18 June. If I can get away from the 'real' business I'm there for, I'd like to do a couple of interviews with people who run good coffee houses. Can anyone give me suggestions, recommendations, or even introductions?
Posted Mon Jun 23, 2003, 9:00pm Subject: Re: Visit to New York - interviews?
first off...if you had a month you could'nt visit all the "coffee" places in New York. When I was going down I investigated Alt.coffee and this site for good ones. I have found one that I will go back to every time I'm in NY....Higher Grounds Cafe East Village (700 E.9th and ave C.) The owner-Ken Nye- is a very knowledgable and skilled barista and Their coffee is fantastic! I'm excited that such a place exsists only 4 hours from me...the coffee/espresso is worth the drive. They'll take care of you. So there ya go...good(great!)coffee in NYC. Huda Thunk. -Deferio P.S. the web address is www.highergroundscafe.com
alanfrew Senior Member Joined: 19 Dec 2001 Posts: 467 Location: Melbourne Expertise: Professional
Posted Tue Jun 24, 2003, 2:12am Subject: Re: Visit to New York - interviews?
Go see Don Schoenholt at Gillies Coffee. He's in Noo Joisey, but it's not a million miles away. Even if you don't write anything about him it will be an education you will never forget. It's probably worth checking out Zabars in NY just for the sheer scale of the thing.
gleitzeit Senior Member Joined: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 3 Location: New York Expertise: Advanced
Posted Wed Jul 30, 2003, 12:20am Subject: Re: Visit to New York - interviews?
I live in NYC. I only drink Starbucks having no time to go to personally owned coffee shops. Starbucks is on every block of Manhattan so you can never be lost searching. And there is a notion in the US to make coffee tasting not too good due to the addiction and health hazard. Certainly coffee in Europe tastes much better. Or is it the environment?
The one at 46th street. Very small store with a lot of different coffees. Although for me the cappuccino was a little bit too burnt, but that's how it even tastes at Starbucks in New York. I guess the New Yorker like coffee that way. But if you don't like the coffee = take the chocolate covered coffee beans. They are worth a visit. D&D also has wonderful pastries!
Have fun Joey
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BellaJava Senior Member Joined: 27 Jun 2002 Posts: 425 Location: Jacksonville, FL Expertise: I live coffee
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Posted Wed Jul 30, 2003, 1:32pm Subject: Re: Visit to New York - interviews?
gleitzeit Said:
I live in NYC. I only drink Starbucks having no time to go to personally owned coffee shops. Starbucks is on every block of Manhattan so you can never be lost searching. And there is a notion in the US to make coffee tasting not too good due to the addiction and health hazard. Certainly coffee in Europe tastes much better. Or is it the environment?
Posted Wed Jul 30, 2003, 1:42pm Subject: Re: Visit to New York - interviews?
I think NY'ers would love top shelf properly made espresso but it's indeed hard to find in Manhattan. Starbucks isn't bad per se but once you've tried really, really good quality espresso drinks made the right way.... Starbucks is less satisfying. Tha said.... I frequent them almost every time I'm in NYC because there are rarely any options nearby and they're all over Manhattan.
Porto Rico Imports on Bleecker Street has a good selection of whole bean coffee but freshness is a crap shoot - it's sold in big open barrels with no indication of roast date. Empire Coffee and Tea on 9th Ave near 42nd Street has better freshness because they are smaller appear to have more consistent turnover due to size and small selection.
Deferio mentioned Higher Grounds but I'm told that even they are variable depending on who's pulling shots that day. Cafe Gitane in Soho is reputed to be good as well.
I've always enjoyed Oren's Daily Roast regular coffee but have yet to get a good cappa from them.
Posted Sat Aug 2, 2003, 9:38am Subject: Re: Visit to New York - interviews?
I also heard that,and I'll say that it may take the bar person a couple tries to get a good shot for you if they are new.....with Ken training them you are almost sure to get a consistntly superior shot...at least in my couple of visits this has been the case. They have awesome coffee. -DEFERIO
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