Grumpy's Groovin

Posted on November 12, 2006 by Mike

Cafe Grumpy has kept us busy this week hosting two separate cuppings with industry titans Andrew Barnett and Peter Guliano respectively. Excited about the imminent grand opening of their new space Grumpy has flooded the west side of Manhattan with coffee buzz. Crowding the new space coffee fanatics from near and far gathered around to sniff slurp and spit with each other, listening in awe to stories from their numerous travels to Origin. Afterwards the crowds migrated towards the two Clovers (yes I said two) installed in the first cafe on the East Coast to offer brewed coffee strictly made to order via the Clover. No Bunn. No Fetco. No joke. Chris and Caroline worked overtime this week to host these two action packed evenings, and I for one appreciate it greatly. While simply excited to see friends put the finishing touches on their new baby, it’s always great to pack a room with people who understand the trials and tribulations involved in what we all do. Add Andrew and Peter and you’ve got a world class coffee party. Of course warming up all the equipment in a brand new cafe is never without it’s bugs and as the last few of us slowly finished wiping down counters and backflushing, Owens noticed a smell that anyone who has ever fried electrical equipment is well familiar with. Uh oh. We quickly traced it to the
right side of the Synesso and started taking it apart. While we didn’t discover anything we decided to just unplug it and deal with it in the morning. The shop isn’t open yet anyway, no need to leave it on all night. Hopefully it all works out for the best.

Thank you once again to Grumpy, Andrew, and Peter. This week was a special treat for the NY coffee scene.

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  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/6511272 gabriel

    sounds awesome. wish I could have been there.

    mmm, fried electricals! biggie size it.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/33537514 dogmilque

    So jealous. Barnett tells me the shots were coming out nicely, and it would be nice to finally try some coffees from CC. Any highlights?

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/596754 Captain Shitknife

    steve, i’d be stoked to send some cc stuff your way. all you have to do is ask…

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/2823776 Mike White

    Gabe I wish you could’ve been there too. As always.

    Steve there were many highlights. Meeting Andrew being one of the best. Ultimately my favorite part was participating in something beautiful that Grumpy is putting together. I love those guys.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/29463207 Daniel

    This morning I came into Chelsea to hold a training, all unshaven and pissy from a train delay. I put the portafilters in the Synesso and went about my business while they warmed up. When I came back to the machine, everything was cold… “What the hell!?” I grumbled, “Who turned this thing off??”

    Then I remembered it was me…

    No more melting plastic smell, though. Must have been some ambient dust or a stray piece of packing plastic.

    Thanks for coming to the parties, guys.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/2823776 Mike White

    glad to hear it Daniel. See ya soon.

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