The coffee in Seattle, I mean. They are very proud of themselves, and I guess it is very important to have a sense of what you are good at. Seattle is good at being aromatic. And, really, the coffee's okay.
It is in France that the coffee truly sucks. They are proud of their coffee as they are proud of everything, and in many regards they are right to have that glow; the Institut du Monde Arabe, for example, and the Supreme NTM. And in a lot of cafes, they will give you a little piece of chocolate -- French chocolate! -- and generally one receives a little glass of water, which is nice. Still.
I will be back at my home, neither Paris nor Seattle, on Tuesday, at which point I hope to offer a report on the Experience Music Project pop conference, which is all but over. What isn't?
Posted by jane at April 17, 2004 09:08 PM | TrackBackcoffee -- go to Vivace on Broadway in Cap Hill -- esp if nathan's there, tell him I sent you, yum.
xo
Posted by: Chris Nealon at April 18, 2004 11:08 PM