New York, you've been warned. A motley crew of migrant coffee professionals is set to land in your city next week. They're here to school you—in a friendly way—and they may also fix your grinder for you.
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[Photos: Liz Clayton] The quietly amazing Southside Coffee has been bringing some of New York's highest-caliber coffee beverages to the calm corners of the South Slope-Windsor Terrace for awhile now without making a big to-do about it. But the...
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[Photos: Liz Clayton] Not every crop of new coffee selections arrives with a personal ambassador, but when you have the chance for a formal introduction, why not take it? Ecco Caffè coffee educator Amber Fox paid a cross-coastal visit...
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"Advertisements from the 1950s popularized the idea of the 'coffee break.'" [Photographs: Allison Hemler, unless otherwise noted] L: Donald Schoenolt of Gillie's Coffee; R: A Chemex at the Intelligentsia booth at New Amsterdam Market. Before Stumptown, Gorilla, Grumpy, and even...
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"Being into coffee means you have to put your feelers out there and try things you're skeptical of." [Photo: HKmPUA on Flickr] Every so often, a cafe will announce the arrival of a "guest espresso," which adds another layer to...
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"I'm sure you've never thought of an affogato as street food, but I also never thought I'd be drinking Intelligentsia coffee from a truck." [Photographs: Allison Hemler] If you've ever wanted a dish of ice cream for breakfast, now's your...
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