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Espresso New Wave Hits NYC |
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Wednesday, 13 September 2006 |
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was excited to see that the Viva Barista T-Shirt made it in an article
in the New York Times, work by Bob Peyton of 9th Street Espresso.
Cool article about some of the popular shops and great baristas in NYC.
Read Article
Excerpts: "Ninth Street Espresso in the East Village earned the first
ripple of recognition for New York’s coffee scene when it opened in
2000. Since then a handful of other top-flight shops have opened,
including three in northwestern Brooklyn: Gimme!; the Oslo Coffee
Company, also in Williamsburg; and, most recently, Café Grumpy. Oslo
opened a second Williamsburg branch last month; Café Grumpy is building
a second location in Manhattan, in Chelsea. Baristas like Dan Griffin,
who recently left the celebrated coffee spot Albino Press in Portland,
Ore., will be setting up shop soon in the West Village."
"The craftsmanship and artistry are largely in the hands of the
baristas, those who make the coffee. Some, like Bob Peyton, at Ninth
Street Espresso, and Samuel Crane, at Café Grumpy, learned the ropes in
the Northwest — both worked at Victrola Coffee and Art in Seattle.
(Along with a love for coffee, many share a love for tattoos. Among the
frescoes on Christopher Owens at Gimme! is a demitasse of espresso on
his left wrist.)"
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