[Leica] Starbucks

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

On 4/19/04 3:55 PM, "animal" <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> wrote:

> Often true but then you haven,t been to my hometown a lot.
> simon jessurun
> amsterdam
> 
> | Although it's easy to be dismissive of Starbuck's, the one thing it
> does have
> | going for it is that its tight controls on making espresso make its
> product
> | absolutely consistent worldwide.  While a "doppio" at Starbucks might
> only hit
> | 90% of the fun factor of Segafredo through a Pavoni machine done
> properly, it
> | beats the hell out of the burnt double shots I have experienced in
> about half
> | the cafes I have visited in Europe (not a small number).
> |
> | Quoting Nathan Wajsman <n.wajsman@chello.nl>:
> |
> | > Felix,
> | >
> | > I just heard this week that Starbucks is opening its third Spanish
> | > location, in Seville, to add to the two they have in Madrid. So they
> are
> | > not as far away as you think...
> | >
> | > I think Seville is a good location for them, if they choose the spot
> | > well. There are a lot of American exchange students at the local
> | > university, I am sure it will prove popular with that audience and
> the
> | > tourists.
> | >
> | > Nathan
> | >
> | > Felix Lopez de Maturana wrote:
> | > >
> | > >
> | > >
> | > > >And the nearest Starbucks from here is, what?, 200 miles (325km)?
> | > >
> | > >
> | > >
> | > > >From "here" some thousand km (miles) I think as I have no idea
> what
> | > Star...
> | > > could be. BTW have any of you had anytime a Colombian coffee, or a
> Turkish
> | > > one or, easier, a Italian "expresso"?
> | > >
> | > >
> | > >
> | > > Regards
> | > >
> | > >
> | > >
> | > > Felix
> | > >
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Where was espresso invented? Turkey?
Independent invention no doubt. But which comes closer to what we know now
from Starbucks and others? I think it might be Italy.
And who invented the synthetic French fry machine?
With pure cane sugar added to the mix for consistency of browning coast to
coast.


Mark Rabiner
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Portland Oregon



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