Gothamist: Expensive Coffee, Now Actually Worth it

Blairy Blair

Sat, 31 May 2008 01:37:10 -0500

How is Portland suburban?

fish

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:15:34 -0500

they serve french press coffee too, and use timers on them.

Damien Walder

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:39:16 -0500

That. Is the real Cloverfield monster.

matthew

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:36:52 -0500

Piss on that place; I miss the read!

swag

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:09:31 -0500

French press is a failure unless you serve a customer a whole pot just as its brewed. Even most of the great coffee shops seem to f-up a good French press. It also is best for some kinds of coffees but not so much at others. If anything, the Clover is more of a Northwest over-engineered approach to old 1830s vacuum pot brewing technology. And vac pot coffee itself is only useful on select kinds of coffee prepared with the freshest beans, etc. But what's the deal with this being Gothamist "news" in January/February 2008? Sheesh. If New York is supposed to be trend city, why is it taking its lead from year-old news from suburban Portland?: http://www.wweek.com/wwire/?p=7222

brooklynbee

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:54:25 -0500

I'm very happy with the $20 stovetop espresso maker I have... although I'd be curious to try a cup of coffee brewed with an $11,000 machine just once!

Blairy Blair

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:35:37 -0500

The Clover is a big fat gimmick designed to "let" cafes charge more money for cup of coffee to repay their ridiculous investment in one of these overpriced coffee robots. The French press is the best and purest way to make coffee, but you have to know how to do it correctly.

HannerHearse

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:32:46 -0500

Hasn't Grumpy's had one of these for a while now?