Listen up, Seattle-ites!
Why is it, oh Seattle-people, that when you come into the shop and order a coffee that you feel compelled to tell me, in your most condescending voice, that you are from Seattle, so you "really know good coffee." Yes, Seattle has a lot of coffee shops. Yes, Seattle does house some good roasters and excellent baristi. But must you announce yourself wherever you go? No one else does this. Not people from Portland or San Francisco. It's as if you have your own special neurosis forcing you, perhaps even against your will, to announce your presence and your superiority. Strange...
Real stories:
Seattle-ite 1: Um, I'll have Grande.
Me: Grande Coffee?
Seattle-ite 1: Yes.
Me: OK, here you are. (I hand them a cup of black coffee.)
Seattle-ite: That's not what I ordered. I'm from Seattle, and "Grande" means "Grande Latte."
Seattle-ite 2: I'll have a Grande Latte, if you even know what that is in this town.
Me: Uh, gee sir, we don't even know how to read...
Seattle-ite 3: Hi, I want your darkest roasted coffee. I'm from Seattle
so I'm used to very good coffee...
Yeah, your city wants you to believe that you're drinking good coffee. What you mean is that you're drinking copious amounts of coffee (and milk, while you're at it). But you don't know coffee. The fact that Seattle has 4 to 20 coffee shops per block dosing out huge quantities of dark roasted coffee smothered in milk does not mean that everyone from Seattle is a coffee genius. Usually, the contrary is painfully obvious. Yet you seem to think you're God's gift to coffee. Moreover, you feel compelled to tell the rest of us about it.
-Larry
By the way, not all Seattle roasters over-roast their coffee, and for that I salute them. Perhaps, these people also don't announce their presence and expect to be worshipped when they visit other cities...
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All about pent-up barista rage and a life dedicated to the pursuit of magnificent coffee. Some of you have complained that you feel insulted when reading this blog. That's ridiculous. Most likely you feel that way because you are over-sensitive and very, very stupid.
3 comments:
I like coffee with a bit of cream.
I like espresso straight.
Then I went to Vivace on Capital Hill in Seattle and learned what lattes were all about. I am forever changed. Ain't no latte like a Vivace latte. It's like a bowl of amped up ice cream for breakfast. You wouldn't want it everyday, but boy every time i visit, i get one or five and it's wicked good.
feel free to commence the beating.
No beating necessary. Yeah, I sometimes help myself to a vivace-style latte as well. They're good, especially if you're hungry. I envy you that you can visit Vivace so often. I have learned a great deal from reading and watching Schomer--truly an espresso geek.
That said, it's hard to taste the coffee in a latte. I sometimes even find a 6 oz double cappucino has too much milk for my tastes... Depends on the day.
Keep reading. -Larry
I live in So. Cal and have been to Vivace 5 times max.
And I hear you...when you have great espresso, it almost feels like a waste to cut it with milk.
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