Opened a coffee house on Mar. 03 in Newtonville, MA. It is called Taste. I am using Terroir coffee and a 3-group synesso cyncra. Shameless self-promotion? Maybe... BUT, I also just want to get some real coffee afficionados out to visit so that I can try to grow... Constructive criticism is always welcomed and a necessary part of growing and improving. Ask for NIK, and see you soon my fellow coffee geekers!
TASTE 311 Walnut Street Newtonville, MA 02460 (617)332-6886
Worldman Senior Member Joined: 16 Nov 2004 Posts: 1,600 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Expertise: I live coffee
Espresso: Expobar Office Control Grinder: Cunill Tranquilo - Gaggia...
Posted Sat Apr 12, 2008, 4:09pm Subject: Re: TASTE ~ Coffee House
Nick,
Hello & best of luck to you and your new venture. While it is unlikely that I will ever stop by (as I live in Pittsburgh) I hope that the local CG community supports you.
adelapa Senior Member Joined: 9 Sep 2002 Posts: 69 Location: Brookline, MA Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Expobar Office Control Grinder: Rancilio Rocky Vac Pot: thinking about it Drip: Presto Roaster: SC/GG(bettyCrocker),...
Posted Tue Jun 24, 2008, 6:05pm Subject: Re: TASTE ~ Coffee House
I will try to stop by soon, I actually tried to call a few weeks ago to see if you were open.
I look forward to some great tasting espresso at your place. I usually have to drive to Simon's to get a good shot. It will be nice to have another place go to.
I ordered a macchiato just for fun, as it was not on the menu. The young woman barista did not know what that was, but the young man did; however, he said they did not serve them because it was too difficult to steam that small a quantity of milk. I changed to a double shot and ordered a small cappuccino for my wife. The woman, who seemed clearly to be in training mode, made both drinks. I was pleased to see her carefully timing the shots.
I was told the espresso coffee was Terroir "Ethiopian" (Yirg I assume?), which I haven't had before so I don't have any benchmark for the flavor. It tasted pretty good to me.
The "small" cappuccino was about 12 oz, and was a typical *$ milk/foam separated layers rather than microfroth. I'll chalk the milk work up to inexperience, but I think that 12 oz is just too big for a 'small' cappuccino.
I'm going to keep coming back and see how this place develops. I think they're off to a good start.
KRANKL Senior Member Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 24 Location: BOSTON Expertise: I live coffee
Espresso: RANCILIO S24, STARBUCKS... Grinder: MAZZER MINI Roaster: BEHMOR 1600
Posted Sat Jul 19, 2008, 6:23pm Subject: Re: TASTE ~ Coffee House
Fac10- I'm very disgruntled that I was not around when you frequented Taste...my new home. I'm also horrified to hear about your macchiato, or lack thereof! Im fairly certain that the young woman was Clare, a new hire. Let me apologize but also mention that training a Newbie is exhausting and takes time. The young man, geovane, is a remarkable Barista, so im intrigued by your experience and thankful for your earnest post because I will be correcting the situation.
I hope to see u back sometime soon and please introduce yourself. Free double ristretto on me and all the microfoam you can drink!!! Btw, we are serving yirg as espresso...
Nik -- no apology necessary for minor startup glitches in what is clearly an operation that cares about doing things right. I'll be back soon to see how Clare is progressing, or maybe you or Geovane will be on duty.
ChalkTrauma Junior Member Joined: 5 Aug 2008 Posts: 3 Location: US Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Sat Aug 9, 2008, 8:11pm Subject: Re: TASTE ~ Coffee House
Hey Nik..
I live out in cow country, but at least twice a month I'm actually in Newtonville, and look forward to stopping in and enjoying a cup..
On a related note, I was wondering if you knew of any place in the area that does barista basics classes? I've been roasting my own blends for about a year now and been getting as much info online as I can. I'm about to upgrade my hardware, probably to something refurbished or used because I really don't have to budget to go all out, probably a Gaggia Baby off of ebay. There are a few places around me, but they are very retail based and not really geared to the home barista. I've read a lot on home-barista.com, which is an incredible site with great articles, but I'd like to get some hands on experience, and I think it just would be fun to do...
Looking forward to my first cup at Taste...
'Behold! It is not over unknown seas but back over well-known years that your quest must go; back to the bright strange things of infancy and the quick sun-drenched glimpses of magic that old scenes brought to wide young eyes.'
Symbols: = New Posts since your last visit = No New Posts since last visit = Newest post
Forum Rules: No profanity, illegal acts or personal attacks will be tolerated in these discussion boards. No commercial posting of any nature will be tolerated; only private sales by private individuals, in the "Buy and Sell" forum. No cross posting allowed - do not post your topic to more than one forum, nor repost a topic to the same forum. Who Can Read The Forum? Anyone can read posts in these discussion boards. Who Can Post New Topics? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post new topics. Who Can Post Replies? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post replies. Can Photos be posted? Anyone can post photos in their new topics or replies. Who can change or delete posts? Any CoffeeGeek member can edit their own posts. Only moderators can delete posts. Probationary Period: If you are a new signup for CoffeeGeek, you cannot promote, endorse, criticise or otherwise post an unsolicited endorsement for any company, product or service in your first five postings.
= No New Posts since last visit 