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[boblam]

We had a revival of good coffee which seemed to focus more on pressurized brewing from Italy like espresso. It seems to be a turn for filtered coffee.

Starting with world renowned Intellgentsia Coffee in Monadnock building, Chicago which served a single cup drip coffee brewed when you ordered using Hario V60 and Buono

See link below.

Video
http://vimeo.com/11181154

Webpage
http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/locations/view/Monadnock+Coffeebar

I think this is more or less a made up to the mourning over a long lost Clover single cup brewing system to Starbucks, hence something that can also provide a �theatrical� effect like Clover that barista can have an interaction with customers.

You will say if things happen in the US, it will take a long while before it comes to Hong Kong. How about things happen in London which, to me, Hong Kong people considered like their own backyard one needs to get it the minute a "new" thing is available in the �mother land�

James Hoffmann opens an �everything but espresso� 6 seats ONLY coffee bar in London called Penny University. Now, that�s what I think will be a real catalyst for Hong Kong to really get the lowly drip coffee going.

According to the article, London is mostly espresso land (like Hong Kong now). If this shop is successful in London, there is a very high chance we will see a rack of Hario V60 and a line of Buono in cafes over here soon. Should be nice if it stays side by side with espresso machine and coffee brewed via those stocking, ie Hong Kong style coffee�

Link to article on Hoffmann�s shop. Actually pictures of Intelligentsia's Monadnock looks much better but I couldn't link. See the cool hot water dispenser called "Über Boiler", the silver arch on the left hand side.

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/28/ristretto-londons-penny-university/

[boblam]

Just want to update. As you know, James Hoffman's shop above, Penny University, was no more due to the end of contract!!! Guess we won't have drip brew bar in a big way here in HK as the UK motherland gave up on this brewing method for now...

On the other front, I like what Mark Prince said on his tweeter which is kinda on the line of "what's old becomes new again" that I totally agree about manual pourover. Here the tweet. Read upward please