Wednesday, August 22, 2007
For Peet's Sake!
Several years ago the Food Editor (FE) became a sucker for Starbucks' ultra-expensive "estate" coffee offerings, shelling out big $$$ for pretty good but not spectacular coffee. With one exception: Aged Sumatra, a unique, angular, bold roast that is strong in the first flush of taste and nuanced in the lingering flavor. And then it was gone! So you can imagine the FE's pleasant surprise to find the flavor was available at his (kinda local/ultra-expensive) Peet's Coffee. He ordered a pound. The pound was ground. He brought it home and scooped a few mounds. Then out of his mouth came a withering sound! Their ground wins no crowns! It was too fine -- almost espresso ground powdery. Soley to save future coffee lovers the same fate, the FE called Peet and though he insisted he was not asking for a refund or other refundation, the kind Peet-ete who answered insisted on shipping him another pound, ground properly. And she did! Who does such nice, munificient things anymore? Monz, of course! Kashi black bean mango, a small pita with hummus & cucumbers, and some clementines -- a lunch so peacefully yummy it makes you think of riding first class on a 747 going from SF to New Dehli.
Several years ago the Food Editor (FE) became a sucker for Starbucks' ultra-expensive "estate" coffee offerings, shelling out big $$$ for pretty good but not spectacular coffee. With one exception: Aged Sumatra, a unique, angular, bold roast that is strong in the first flush of taste and nuanced in the lingering flavor. And then it was gone! So you can imagine the FE's pleasant surprise to find the flavor was available at his (kinda local/ultra-expensive) Peet's Coffee. He ordered a pound. The pound was ground. He brought it home and scooped a few mounds. Then out of his mouth came a withering sound! Their ground wins no crowns! It was too fine -- almost espresso ground powdery. Soley to save future coffee lovers the same fate, the FE called Peet and though he insisted he was not asking for a refund or other refundation, the kind Peet-ete who answered insisted on shipping him another pound, ground properly. And she did! Who does such nice, munificient things anymore? Monz, of course! Kashi black bean mango, a small pita with hummus & cucumbers, and some clementines -- a lunch so peacefully yummy it makes you think of riding first class on a 747 going from SF to New Dehli.
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