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Slow motion video of an espresso shot
YouTube user skunkay posted this video of an espresso extraction with a naked portafilter. It’s the most amazing espresso food porn I’ve ever seen.
3d latte art
Slate Video reports on a latte artist who does detailed 3d artwork, including renderings of customer’s pets. Sound adorable? It is. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this type of artwork originates from Japan. Seriously, go watch the video now. You won’t regret it.
Mental Floss goes through 27 espresso drinks
Metal Floss quickly covers 27 types of espresso drinks. (Well okay, a couple of them don’t involve espresso, but most of them do.) It’s all crammed into one six minute video, so you’ll want to have a few shots of … Continue reading
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Textpresso
A cloud service company called ZipWhip hacked a superautomatic espresso machine to take orders via text message. The device is based on the Raspberry Pi platform, and uses ZipWhip’s own text-internet gateway service to take your order. While this may … Continue reading
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Starbucks espresso has “notes of turpentine”
I’ve never made it a secret that I don’t like Starbucks’ espresso. For a chain so associated with espresso beverages you’d think they could do a good job with the main ingredient, but that would require a level of detail … Continue reading
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