Blue Bottle Coffee Comes to Brooklyn!

Dec 17, 2010 | From the kitchen of Rose

You may remember my posting on my favorite coffee in San Francisco and the marvelous party Caitlin and James Freeman held last April for my new book and their new roastery in Oakland, Ca. Well, now this amazingly wonderful coffee has come much closer to home! And this past Tuesday was the opening of the pastry café adjoining the roastery. Tuesday happened to be the coldest day of the year with temperatures in the teens. But this didn't seem to keep the residents of Williamsburg, Bklyn away. Here is the youngest fan who is enjoying the wonderful smells of coffee brewing.

Caitlin has the most exquisite taste, both visually and gustatorially! I've always found s'mores too sweet but not these.

The sweetness of the marshmallows was tempered by "Moonshine Whiskey" from a local distillery. And the graham crackers were made with local whole wheat and local honey. I broke off a piece of one just to taste and ended by eating the whole cracker. Here's Caitlin doing the same!

James made me a cappuccino using an antique coffee maker from Italy that he unearthed in someone's basement. The coffee was as usual: perfection!

He also will be making coffee using this special drip apparatus from Japan.

I noticed a customer purchasing a ceramic coffee/spice mill Caitlin had told me about, saying that the entire mill can be put in a dishwasher and retains no odors so it can be used for both coffee beans and spices. Of course I had to have one! This Hario Skerton Hand-crank Coffee Mill also comes from Japan.

The Freemans are flavor missionaries, always seeking out the best quality ingredients and the results show it. I peeked at the milk container and sure enough: my newly discovered in upstate NY Battenkill milk!

If you live near by you are most fortunate but for Manhattanites it's just a short subway ride--the first stop in Bklyn on the L line, and for visitors to NY it's well-worth the pilgrimage. Williamsburg has become a destination and Blue Bottle will have a happy home here: 160 Berry Street, corner of 7th in Williamsburg.

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