by grib » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:34 pm
I was just on my way here to say the same thing, but looks like you've beaten me to it. This will undoubtably be mentioned on blogs far and wide over the coming weeks, but personally I'm not sure how to feel about the purchase. I guess on one hand it could be good for the public perception of coffee, then again with Starbucks' beans that may not be a good thing. We'll can only wait and see.
The article I saw on coffeeratings.com also mentioned Starbucks' new espresso machines, the Mastrena, which Howard Stern says is “an unbelievable tool that will provide us with the highest-quality, consistent shot of espresso that will be second to none,” Is this an espresso based Skynet? Are machines taking over? It's sad to say but based on a lot of coffee out there, this can only be an improvement.
Andrew