tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626015.post2060832637635544488..comments2023-11-01T00:45:05.165-07:00Comments on God Shot: Cultural Imperialismchrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07259964812670851159noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626015.post-31805029136501104132010-05-22T07:05:31.714-07:002010-05-22T07:05:31.714-07:00great post chris. you're absolutely correct a...great post chris. you're absolutely correct about experimentation. the german beer purity laws from the 1400s and king henry the 8th of england outlawing hops so beer had to stay at higher alcohols crippled the creative development from those countries for centuries, making belgium the center of progression through experimentation. we've had coffee for a long time, but espresso is still a baby in world history terms, and cementing its preparation at such an early stage in its development is a travesty. great post.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11669652583359149503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626015.post-29326718063602656982010-05-15T14:01:15.747-07:002010-05-15T14:01:15.747-07:00Hey Billy,
Maybe you should head down to Lake Osw...Hey Billy,<br /><br />Maybe you should head down to Lake Oswego, taste "real" espresso from <a href="http://www.pdxfoodpress.com/2010/04/19/illy-launches-first-%E2%80%9Cartisti-del-gusto%E2%80%9D-cafe-in-portland-at-chuck%E2%80%99s-place-in-lake-oswego/" rel="nofollow">the place</a> this guy endorses / trains for - and then get the Willamette Week to publish an article about it.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07259964812670851159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626015.post-41344651156353822302010-05-14T16:43:58.071-07:002010-05-14T16:43:58.071-07:00yeah, except that italian style pizza tastes good....yeah, except that italian style pizza tastes good...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038719180507357767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626015.post-75436863616945936502010-05-14T14:03:01.906-07:002010-05-14T14:03:01.906-07:00in cases like this i always make the pizza analogy...in cases like this i always make the pizza analogy: Italian Pizza and American Pizza are related, yes, but they are also two distinctly different things and shouldn't be judged by each others' standards.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294604791218460447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626015.post-79510549512875245912010-05-14T13:56:12.146-07:002010-05-14T13:56:12.146-07:00Right on!!!Right on!!!Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717512709428336711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626015.post-42986168554933993682010-05-14T12:22:01.035-07:002010-05-14T12:22:01.035-07:00this douche bag was in Lake Oswego, Oregon a few w...this douche bag was in Lake Oswego, Oregon a few weeks ago and got some press. really bugs me how the local media so easily succumbs to stupid crap like this. if they wanted to write a good article, they shoulda had a top barista with Stump/intelli beans make some coffee next to this guys' trash.<br /><br />next.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038719180507357767noreply@blogger.com