That song that said "Ay Mama Inés, ay mama Agnes, all drank coffee black, it was quite parked there and who resists this drink so much we have to learn and many others strive to do so.
say that coffee drinking is not my head. Moreover, my doctors tell me that no caffeine ... My earliest memories are focused on Italian coffee chuuuuuuu when coffee was starting to emerge from its spout, coffee that my mother almost burns when he fell over with freshly brewed coffee, turning into the long hallway of the Granny's house. The coffee that brought and continue my uncles Carlos Sancho and Curra of Costa Rica, where they live and coffee candies that I have always liked (the two pots the most), a taste inherited from my mother. My Uncle Charles always told us how to prepare, etc. Now I know that for the type of coffee used to make here, much darker, Arabic or Brazil, Costa Rica was too light and soft.
Another memory I have of small is going to buy it at a retail store, the only one who was in Santiago, and ask the mixture with a% of roast. Do not know why, the major said that caramelized better, they liked to mix. Do not ask me I can not answer. For it is better to go to the experts, who know this case and make its recommendations and go.
Some time ago I met Oscar de Toro Santos, Gallego Barista Champion 2010 and 7th in the National Forum, in addition to carrying last September, the award for Best Café de Compostela. Who runs the cafe, Cafe Venice
in Santiago de Compostela, has been open since 1962. I was not born and do not know if Oscar either. It was his father, D. Antonio Toro, who was inaugurated and became a classic for many Compostela.
Santiago lived in establishments such as Avenue, Spain, the Derby, the Venice
and, later, the Royal that were more than coffee. Were meeting places and gatherings.
addition, the Venice
had and continues with a perfect location in the Granary street, next to the Plaza de Galicia., Right where the bus stop and next to a pharmacy. I may seem a bit pointless, but for a city, "provincial" as was Santiago at that time (nothing to do with the capital of Galicia that is now, and no one bothers me), these two facts were very important. The bus stop made it the nucleus of an important exchange of passengers who entered the first coffee to get to town or wait to take another to ascend to the station, etc. And the fact of Pharmacy houses next door, was another point of vital importance since many of the visitors did visit the doctor for the subsequent visit to the pharmacist.
Back to our 2011, and Oscar the front, would have to ask him if these two facts remain equally important in another era. Venice pass by the citizens of all kinds. It's easy to find doctors, merchants, families, foreigners, etc. but what is most striking is just that "attention" Caring, understood as such service and overall customer a top quality raw material. I think they are the key points to keep it so long a business.
comment before Oscar makes you live the world of coffee since I know, makes you hook up with this culture that we have to learn. The coffee has been with us forever, is the drink that we take in the morning to wake us, the choice to end a meal, to meet with friends to chat in the afternoon, when we want to meet someone ask, "'we meet for a coffee? ", whatever that is what we taste. ........ Enjoy Oscar said the other day it's harder coffee quaffing wine. I remember they were 900 different aromas that are recognized in the coffee in front of about 500 wines. That gives us to think ...... Assessors Coffee must be placed more ....... no shortage of work. In Galicia we have great champions of national taste, as is the case of Sofia Prieto. Thanks to Oscar
'm learning (which is what I like from small) long and culinary raiding (both sweet and savory) using coffee as an ingredient. Soon we will share one that is very good.
And through Oscar, I could see the group
Cafento , many of its initiatives and sponsorships.
result of its concern to offer its customers the best products, best quality and best service, on Thursday, Oscar presented the new letter from Venice Café
. A bid for the coffees, chocolates, teas and combined.
At the same time, introduced the novel of Venice Wallet Card that works like any other card recharging wallet and using it to pay for our drinks, or purchase goods from the home range that can be found in Venice and take him to enjoy at home or make a good gift:
Stracto capsules, teas Montecelio, Kowa Browns, Chocolates Eraclea and obtain a 5% discount. Is not this interesting?
The presentation took place in the hall of the Confederation of Employers of Galicia (where so many years I taught English) and attended by many friends and customers or clients and friends of Oscar and Champion clothing Venice Gallego Barista 2010.
The presentation began with a talk about coffee, its origins, cultivation, harvesting, processing, etc. Thus we see the main varieties and know that there is a cafe which is the most expensive in the world, well, I leave for gourmets unscrupulous ..... It followed with a tasting Carolina Otero commented Cafento
from even the most over decaffeinated coffee, toasty, fruity, floral, etc.. A discovery with a great expert on the subject.
At the same time, we could test the water
Cabreiroá Magma. A sparkling water, unlike any other. Water that is described who has never seen the light and with a bubble super comfortable, natural carbonic gas. I say, different from all. Marcel Schaal
gave a demonstration of Latte Art "Latte ask me what is Art?. Then draw pictures with coffee cream. Finally, we give in to the coffee cream frost I had amateur in Cafento and try it again after only ask caterers in my town to put a machine of this in their establishments because it is a fixed success.
Oscar and Marcel prepare the combined "D. Anthony" in memory of his father and founder and presented Gallego Barista Championship. We could also try to scoop the combine "Pilgrim" that led to Foz SCAE Championship
Oscar Grande which had the support of his family and, as I said, with many little friends who made the hall of the CEG .
encourage Oscar
All that appeared yesterday in the Championship III Northwest Regional Barista SCAE Spain, to succeed and could go to the national finals in Cordoba. But that is the subject of my next post. Only advance that Oscar will go to the national final of Cordoba as yesterday was ranked among the 4 best baristas in the Northwest SCAE Spain.
invite you to learn about the culture of coffee in hand, Oscar de Toro, the Venice Café
and Cafento . I've already hooked.