Yes I have been to these third wave “coffee shops” where all they do is make hipsters pay extra. Let’s do something wrong and praise the sour coffee for its “wine-like-flavours”.
Your comment on italian baristas just shows how little you understand about espresso, go there, you’d be surprised that it isn’t 5 or 30 grams (those numbers also show you don’t make your own coffee, fr), but the hand of the barista that tweaks the espresso that makes the magic.
First of all, in most places espresso costs 1.5-2€ euros regardless of “wave”. You can pay 2€ for an illy espresso from a “real italian” place or you can pay 2€ for an espresso from a place that roasts its own coffee or at least sources it from a decent place. Maybe where you are it’s different and I’m sorry that the coffee scene is that shitty, but over here we don’t pay extra for good coffee.
As for my experience …I’ve actually worked as a barista in France with Italian suppliers and have been to Italy plenty of times and talked to multiple baristas as it’s actually a passion of mine. So yeah, everything I’ve said is true. The 5-30 numbers were obviously just extremes to make a point. The fact that you couldn’t tell says more about you than anything else.
Yes I have been to these third wave “coffee shops” where all they do is make hipsters pay extra. Let’s do something wrong and praise the sour coffee for its “wine-like-flavours”.
Your comment on italian baristas just shows how little you understand about espresso, go there, you’d be surprised that it isn’t 5 or 30 grams (those numbers also show you don’t make your own coffee, fr), but the hand of the barista that tweaks the espresso that makes the magic.
First of all, in most places espresso costs 1.5-2€ euros regardless of “wave”. You can pay 2€ for an illy espresso from a “real italian” place or you can pay 2€ for an espresso from a place that roasts its own coffee or at least sources it from a decent place. Maybe where you are it’s different and I’m sorry that the coffee scene is that shitty, but over here we don’t pay extra for good coffee.
As for my experience …I’ve actually worked as a barista in France with Italian suppliers and have been to Italy plenty of times and talked to multiple baristas as it’s actually a passion of mine. So yeah, everything I’ve said is true. The 5-30 numbers were obviously just extremes to make a point. The fact that you couldn’t tell says more about you than anything else.