January 2nd, 2009
No more vacuum pots for Intellegentsia
I was kind of thrilled to see that someone is taking some pretty bold moves in the coffee industry. The Chicago Tribune
has a story about how Intelligentsia has taken all the coffee urns out of their stores in favor of per cup coffee. I’ve personally wished that more places would do this, but properly. I once opted for a press pot at LPT (La Prima Tazza) and the barista, while good on the espresso machine, didn’t know how much coffee or how to prepare a press pot. The result was an over-priced flavored water. I’ve often told myself, if I ever open a cafe, I’ll have very little prepared coffee, but more of an “on demand” coffee that focuses on quality and home roasting. We’ll see.