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> If you’re charging $2 for coffee today you should probably raise the prices [..] Just for everyone's interest, (and based on 2022 pricing) you can get an esp
by logifail 4y ago
> If you’re charging $2 for coffee today you should probably raise the prices [..]
Just for everyone's interest, (and based on 2022 pricing) you can get an espresso in an Italian bar for $1.33 (Trento) all way way down to $0.96 (Naples).
Having tried the US and the Italian versions, I'd take the latter every single day of the week and twice on Sundays over the US version.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/717413/average-price-of-an-espresso-at-a-bar-by-selected-city-in-italy/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/717413/average-price-of-...
- hinkley 4y agoI’ve been watching that British coffee critic whose name I can’t recall looking at different coffee making means. I’ve watched just enough of his stuff for him to sell me on the idea that maybe manual espresso presses produce a more consistent cup with just a little practice. Also they seem to be cheaper. Is that what they were using in Italy?
- logifail 4y ago> Is that what they were using in Italy? They're using the big industrial-looking espresso machines, since throughput is everything. You pay at the (separate) till first, then take your paper receipt to the bar, hand it over, and 90s later you're handed your drink. I've ordered a lot of coffee in Italy and have never ever heard a discussion about drink size, flavours, soy, or skim milk. That stuff is apparently irrelevant.