Comments on: Heavenly city http://manolofood.com/heavenly-city/ Manolo Loves the Food! Sun, 20 May 2012 20:05:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Phyllis http://manolofood.com/heavenly-city/comment-page-1/#comment-60956 Phyllis Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:36:13 +0000 http://manolofood.com/heavenly-city/#comment-60956 George Howell....wow that brings back many fond memories of the old Coffee Connection stores before they were acquired by by Charbucks. George Howell….wow that brings back many fond memories of the old Coffee Connection stores before they were acquired by by Charbucks.

]]> By: Babs http://manolofood.com/heavenly-city/comment-page-1/#comment-60936 Babs Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:19:19 +0000 http://manolofood.com/heavenly-city/#comment-60936 *le sigh* I knew I did myself a disservice when I did not get to Barcelona when I visited Spain. The lovely city is still on my list of "must go and eat there" places. :) *le sigh* I knew I did myself a disservice when I did not get to Barcelona when I visited Spain. The lovely city is still on my list of “must go and eat there” places. :)

]]> By: raincoaster http://manolofood.com/heavenly-city/comment-page-1/#comment-60934 raincoaster Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:00:37 +0000 http://manolofood.com/heavenly-city/#comment-60934 Also: the point about espresso flattening acidity is entirely correct. However, one has to start with some acidity in espresso, otherwise the product turns your mouth into a place old spiders go to die. I do not know why this is. But I do know, after seven years at a vilified, yet universally popular chain of espresso bars, that if you make espresso out of a Sumatra or a Sulawesi or something else that's without acidity, you will have espresso that wouldn't really outrank instant. You need to front-load the acidity in order to have a result that's worthwhile, but the good Italians always knew that and leaned heavily on the Central American beans, with their natural brightness and acidity. True, the espresso process flattens that acidity. But it flattens it to a median point, and thus the resulting espresso is, while not coffee displaying the bean qualities to best advantage, something entirely worthy of respect. Coffee nerd out. Also: the point about espresso flattening acidity is entirely correct. However, one has to start with some acidity in espresso, otherwise the product turns your mouth into a place old spiders go to die. I do not know why this is. But I do know, after seven years at a vilified, yet universally popular chain of espresso bars, that if you make espresso out of a Sumatra or a Sulawesi or something else that’s without acidity, you will have espresso that wouldn’t really outrank instant. You need to front-load the acidity in order to have a result that’s worthwhile, but the good Italians always knew that and leaned heavily on the Central American beans, with their natural brightness and acidity.

True, the espresso process flattens that acidity. But it flattens it to a median point, and thus the resulting espresso is, while not coffee displaying the bean qualities to best advantage, something entirely worthy of respect.

Coffee nerd out.

]]> By: raincoaster http://manolofood.com/heavenly-city/comment-page-1/#comment-60933 raincoaster Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:50:50 +0000 http://manolofood.com/heavenly-city/#comment-60933 You are in Spain? You must look up my friend who runs http://azahar-sevilla.com/sevilletapas/ You two would get along like garlic and sausage. You are in Spain? You must look up my friend who runs http://azahar-sevilla.com/sevilletapas/ You two would get along like garlic and sausage.

]]> By: kit pollard http://manolofood.com/heavenly-city/comment-page-1/#comment-60925 kit pollard Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:24:40 +0000 http://manolofood.com/heavenly-city/#comment-60925 Mr. Henry, you're killing me! I can't tell you how much I'd like to be in Barcelona right now, with the coffee and the cava and the tapas...have a wonderful trip! Mr. Henry, you’re killing me! I can’t tell you how much I’d like to be in Barcelona right now, with the coffee and the cava and the tapas…have a wonderful trip!

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