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WiFi and Espresso in Los Angeles
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From the University of Minnesota student newspaper
thanks to factors such as tired students, early morning classes and a future stadium, coffee shops have popped up everywhere, both independent and corporate-owned.more
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From the Gulfport Sun Herald
There's even a surprise for those of us not interested in investing in an espresso machine. Zimmer provides instructions for how to make a basic cappuccino or latte without a machine. And we share them here with you.more
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Besides the bean, there's three parts to making good espresso coffee: the roast, the grind, and the pressure.
The roast needs to be a dark roast. There are different levels of darkness that start with a french roast or an espresso roast. A little darker is an Italian roast or a Dark roast. A lot darker is a Spanish roast or a Turkish roast.
The bean needs to be finely ground. Not so fine that it turns to mud when dampened, but certianly fine enough so that the feel between the fingers is only a little bit gritty.
The pressure is a function of your machine. There really is an optimal pressure but for most of us the espresso machine we'll have doesn't give you any direct control over the pressure.
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Some comments on espresso in rural Oklahoma.
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Does the MGM Grand in Las Vegas serve espresso coffee in the poker room? I have to know.
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Why does the midwest have such wimpy coffee drinkers?
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Coffee first gained widespread popularity in Arabia, long, long ago. But, coffee seems to have gotten it's start in Ethiopia. The legend about coffee is that a sheepherder observed sheep changing behavior after eating some berries from a bush so the sheepherder gave it a try, discovering coffee beans in the process.
Coffee is a relatively new drink when compared to competing drinks such as beer or tea, it appears to have been discovered as a drink sometime about the 9th century. It spread throughout the muslim world and was so popular that hoarded it, banning it's export outside the muslim world. It took about 600 years for coffee to make it's way to Italy.
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Some comments on what it really takes to make a good espresso at home.
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Navigation of Gary Carson's sites
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