Something's Brewing in Brooklyn: Cafe Grumpy
When husband and wife Chris Timbrell and Caroline Bell couldn’t find a decent place to get an espresso in their Greenpoint, Brooklyn, neighborhood, they did what any coffee fanatic would do – they built their own. The result is a bright, airy space with warm orange and exposed brick walls. This relative newcomer in the…
When husband and wife Chris Timbrell and Caroline Bell couldn’t find a decent place to get an espresso in their Greenpoint, Brooklyn, neighborhood, they did what any coffee fanatic would do – they built their own. The result is a bright, airy space with warm orange and exposed brick walls. This relative newcomer in the high-end espresso world uses organic dairy products and has fresh beans from Seattle-based roaster Victrola FedEx’ed in daily. “Even in a high-end restaurant you get an espresso after your meal and it’s terrible,” says Bell. The secret to good coffee, she says, “is caring about it.” 193 Meserole Ave.: (718) 349-7623.
Something’s Brewing [NY Daily News]
The Cafe [Cafe Grumpy]
Too bad so far over, other side of McGuiness! But we’ll go take a look. Good luck. GP needs all the help it can get.
Interestingly enough, there’s a method to the bad high-end restaurant coffee drinks: turnover. Unless it’s alcoholic, restaurants make very little money on post-dinner drinks. In essence, there’s no impetus to keep you there, you’ve already spent your money. And who wants to wait around to finish a bad cup of coffee? They need to make room for more head$.