I was at Border's the other day, getting my usual chai, when a woman came to the counter. I would say she was in her early to mid 50s, and when she got to the counter the guy asked her what she wanted. The woman scanned the menu, looked around the counter and said, "what's an espresso?"
This surprised me, because I thought everyone - well, at least everyone who drinks coffee, goes to coffee shops and had passed the age of 50 - would know what an espresso is. I thought of this while reading this Esquire column by director Barry Sonnenfeld. While directing the new ABC comedy Notes From The Underbelly, he decided to test several cappuccino makers on the crew, and he publishes the results.
He says the Elektra Microcasa Lever is "an old-fashioned manual machine, perfect for a guy who loves ritual." He finds it so-so, but a person could make a good up with practice. He likes the Jura-Capresso Impressa Z6 a lot more, because it's a high-tech, all-in-one machine that has a separate thermos that stores the milk for lattes and cappuccinos. He also test drives the Nespresso Le Cube and the Nespresso Aeroccino.
On a related note, my roommate just bought one of those Keurig coffemakers. I'm not a coffee drinker, but I'm curious to see how it is.
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