Well, I'm the proud owner of a Silvia + Rocky + Reg Barber tamper. From the moment I handled the machines I didn't regret not buying a La Pavoni. This Silvia is a serious piece of equipment. Every mor...

Our winner: Derek Lucas! Take a bow brother. Runner up by a length - Dave Crothall of The Black Stilt... Two dudes whose energy, if harnessed, could power a small town for a year. These are ver...

So many on-lookers people lurking and never making a comment... I guess I've been one of them. Well I tought it was about time to make a comment... As I've stated to Colin, I felt the poll did a fe...

I think the poll has some value at least in the sense of which cafes have a strong report with their regulars as well as an awareness of the poll going on. Obviously, the cafes near the top of the po...

Right on, right on. You are a wiser man than I DanTheMan - I should have spotted that... That said, I am a reformed dork-stick after all......

Hi, I have been lurking here for a little while, funnily enough, something like this is what finally gets me registered and responding. I just feel that the whole encounter would have been somewhat...

The story is sold as funny. Dude walks into Coffee in Washington D.C. and orders an iced espresso knowing full well they do not do iced coffee. Words are exchange. A is published. BoingBoing.net pic...

I think I'm just going to order a metal spout to put on it (possibly a fancy single one). It's relatively cheap but the shipping charges are absolutely crazy....

obvious wrote: I tried Discovery last week --very nicely decorated, but a bit too much 'tude from staff and beans I bought weren't great, not bad, just not great. -Pete Yea. They either...

Better idea - buy a solid steel Gaggia one. The Rancilio might not fit the group....