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March 4, 2010 Category: Manhattan, New York, New York City, Rating 4, United States, cafe Tags: Blue Bottle Coffee Company, Blue Bottle New York, Cafe Grumpy, City Girl Cafe, coffee, coffee review, Ecco Caffe, espresso, G.I. Joe, Joe the Art of Coffee, La Marzocco GB/5, Manhattan coffee, New York coffee, Ninth Street Espresso, rating coffee
Name: Joe the Art of Coffee
Location: 44 Grand Central Terminal, Graybar Passage, New York, NY
Roasters: Ecco Caffe
Rating: 3+/4- (depending on the time of day)
My previous post on Joe…er wait…that’s Joe the Art of Coffee said most of what I needed to say about what this micro-chain of cafes represents to New York City. Cafes in [...]
March 2, 2010 Category: Manhattan, New York, New York City, Rating 2, United States, cafe, roaster Tags: coffee, coffee review, Colombia coffee, espresso, George Clooney, Manhattan coffee, Nespresso, Nespresso Capsules, Nestle Coffee, New York coffee, Pod Coffee, rating coffee
Name: Nespresso Boutique
Location: 761 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
Roasters: Nespresso
Rating: 2+
The bane of any espressophile’s existence are those highly popular, cute little capsules of pre-ground coffee known as pods, which completely remove all elements of craft from the espresso-making experience. The argument goes, that you might was well robotize a chef or replace an artisan with [...]
February 21, 2010 Category: Manhattan, New York, New York City, Rating 3, United States, cafe Tags: Blue Spoon Coffee Co., Brooklyn Standard, City Girl Cafe, coffee, coffee review, Counter Culture Coffee, espresso, Ground Support, Hair Bender, Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea, La Marzocco Linea, Manhattan coffee, New York City coffee, Ninth Street Espresso, rating coffee, Stumptown Coffee Roasters
Name: City Girl Cafe
Location: 63 Thompson Street, New York, NY
Roasters: Stumptown Coffee Roasters
Rating: 3-
As the New York coffee turf battle continues, it seems not unsurprising that Ground Support, an Intelligentsia account, opened up just around the corner from City Girl Cafe, server of Stumptown coffee. I suppose the only question is why it took Ground Control, [...]
February 17, 2010 Category: Manhattan, New York, New York City, Rating 3, United States, cafe Tags: Black Cat Espresso, coffee, coffee review, espresso, Ground Support, Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea, Intelligentsia House Blend, La Marzocco Linea, Nicaragua coffee, Nicaragua Pacamara Peaberry, rating coffee
Name: Ground Support
Location: 399 West Broadway, New York, NY
Roasters: Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea
Rating: 3+
What works for a New York cafe when it comes to operating as a successful business is something of a mystery to me. There are countless coffee closets popping up precisely because the rent is so high, and then you stumble into a [...]
February 5, 2010 Category: Manhattan, New York, New York City, Rating 3, United States, cafe Tags: Alphabet City blend, Bluebird Coffee Shop, coffee, coffee review, Counter Culture Coffee, espresso, Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea, La Marzocco Linea, Manhattan coffee, New York City coffee, Ninth Street Espresso, rating coffee, Stumptown Coffee Roasters
Name: Ninth Street Espresso
Location: 700 East 9th Street, New York, NY
Roasters: Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea
Rating: 3
As any article on third wave coffee in the Big Apple will tell you, Ninth Street Espresso occupies a special place in New York City’s coffee history. Ken Nye opened this cafe back in 2000. Along with the two shops he’s [...]
February 2, 2010 Category: Manhattan, New York, New York City, Rating 4, United States, cafe Tags: Abid Clever Coffee Dripper, Bluebird Coffee Shop, coffee, coffee review, Colombia coffee, Colombia La Golondrina Odair Achipiz, Counter Culture Coffee, espresso, Espresso Toscano, La Marzocco FB/80, Manhattan coffee, New York City coffee, Oliver Strand, rating coffee, Simon Sips
Name: Bluebird Coffee Shop
Location: 72 East 1st Street, New York, NY
Roasters: Counter Culture Coffee
Rating: 3+
I couldn’t help but feel a bit like the harbinger of death after my visit to Simon Sips. Moments before I walked in the door, one of their long time baristas gave his notice, and shortly after my visit, I got word [...]
November 2, 2009 Category: Brooklyn, California, East Bay, Greater LA Area, Manhattan, New York, New York City, North Bay, San Francisco, South Bay, United States, blog management, the scoop Tags: 33 Revolutions Cafe, Awaken Cafe, Barefoot Coffee Roasters, Blue Bottle Coffee Company, coffee, Coffee Bar, Coffee Ratings, Counter Culture Coffee, Dynamo Donuts, East Bay coffee, Ecco Caffe, Epicenter Cafe, espresso, farm:table, Flying Goat Coffee, Four Barrel Coffee, Haus Cafe, Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea, Intelligentsia Silverlake, Intelligentsia Venice, Local 123, Los Angeles coffee, Man Seeking Coffee, Modern Coffee, Mojo Bicycle Cafe, Moksha Coffee Roasters, Mr. Espresso, New York City coffee, Pacific Bay Coffee Company, Remedy Coffee, Ritual Coffee Roasters, San Francisco coffee, Scarlett City Coffee Roasters, Sightglass Coffee, Specialty's Cafe and Bakery, Stable Coffee, Stumptown Ace Hotel New York, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Subrosa Coffee, Taylor Maid Farms, The Shot, Verve Coffee Roasters
Trick or…Coffee?
Halloween activities most typically involve costumes, collecting candy or cavorting in the Castro (or the location du jour), but I, unintentionally, managed to associate Halloween with the anniversary of this blog. That’s right. I started writing Man Seeking Coffee two years ago on October 31, 2007. So I’ll start this post by patting myself on [...]
October 20, 2009 Category: Brooklyn, Manhattan, New York, New York City, Oregon, Portland, Rating 3, United States, coffee@home Tags: coffee, coffee review, espresso, Guatemala coffee, Guatemala La Concepcion Buenavista, Hair Bender, rating coffee, siphon brewer, Stumptown Ace Hotel New York, Stumptown Coffee Roasters
Beans: Guatemala La Concepcion Buenavista
Roaster: Stumptown Coffee Roasters
Rating: 3+
Occasionally I have a strong opinion about what coffee I want (or don’t want) when I’m buying beans. That was even more the case a few years back when the pickings were slimmer and I was frequently rotating amongst different coffees from one particular roaster. These days [...]
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