Espresso at casa Paolini-Subramanya is made in one of these
Its the Elektra Micro casa a Leva, a pump-espresso beast which is finicky, temperamental, and explodes every now and then. But, it makes some of the best espresso in Williamsburg, which you would think is surprising but really isn't, since as best as I can tell, Americans don't understand Espresso.
You'll get espresso with the consistency of tar, espresso thats sour, espresso thats bitter, espresso in paper cups (dont' ask), espresso that smells like dishwater, in fact, espresso in pretty much any form you want, except one that tastes like espresso!
Hence the Elektra Micro casa a Leva - the Fabulous Nicole picked it up a long time ago, and with just a bit of experimenting I started getting fairly decent espresso out of it. Not great, but certainly good, and always decent. And miles better than anything I've had anywhere in the U.S. of A. Go figure...
Note: Don't get me started on Starbucks. Just...Don't...
Incidentally, when I say "Espresso", think "Coffee" if you are anywhere in Europe.
Its very weird really, you can get single origin coffee, beans that have made their way through civets, pretentious coffee, basically pretty much anything, but you can't get a good espresso anywhere.You'll get espresso with the consistency of tar, espresso thats sour, espresso thats bitter, espresso in paper cups (dont' ask), espresso that smells like dishwater, in fact, espresso in pretty much any form you want, except one that tastes like espresso!
Hence the Elektra Micro casa a Leva - the Fabulous Nicole picked it up a long time ago, and with just a bit of experimenting I started getting fairly decent espresso out of it. Not great, but certainly good, and always decent. And miles better than anything I've had anywhere in the U.S. of A. Go figure...
Note: Don't get me started on Starbucks. Just...Don't...
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