Allison Hemler takes a serious look at Joe’s switch to Ecco, and does a nice job explaining the advantages.
Coffee Chronicles: Introducing Ecco Caffe at Joe | Serious Eats : New York.
Coffee Chronicles: Introducing Ecco Caffe at Joe | Serious Eats : New York
October 27, 2009 · 6 Comments
Categories: cafes · coffee
Tagged: cafe, coffee, counter culture, Ecco Caffe, espresso, intelligentsia, joe, Ninth St Espresso, roasters, serious eats, stumptown
6 responses so far ↓
Brendan Mullally // October 31, 2009 at 4:31 pm |
I work at Joe, so I am biased, but that is one beautiful drink. Looks like a Brian Jackson to me. Ecco is amazing.
Scott // November 4, 2009 at 9:49 pm |
I don’t work at Joe so I might be biased too but I was a regular customer. I miss Barrington. The new drip coffee from Ecco is totally different and really unfortunate. It’s weaker and thinner. I could probably get used to the new Espresso but I still like the lower volume great flavor of Barrington.
Coffee Beans // November 11, 2009 at 8:14 pm |
I must say, while I’ve never been there so I can’t comment on the taste, that is one of the most gorgeous latte art hearts I have ever seen.
Michael Grant // November 19, 2009 at 8:57 pm |
You know what is really disturbing to me is that with all the attention to the “art” my worry is that the coffee extraction, milk prep and just plain proper drink preparation is being disregarded. Yes it looks nice but is it a good tasting latte. One sip and the art is gone. Too much attention to the visual art and too little attention to the art of coffee.
Petunia // December 2, 2009 at 1:42 am |
I miss Barrington too! So much, that I started ordering their beans direct, and haven’t been back to Joe since.
Scott // December 5, 2009 at 5:08 pm |
Petunia – you’re not alone. I know several people tha don’t go there anymore and now go to other coffee shops. It’s really a shame!