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- No roundtable again. It's a bitch to edit.

- Discussion on Restaurant Coffee, and how the best restaurant in the US (French Laundry - website) doesn't even "get it", serving illy pod espresso.

- Suggestion that somelliers at fine dining establishments learn about high end coffee and espresso, take advanced barista training courses, and add it to their repetoire.

- Talk about port wine, and how it is the "espresso" of the booze world (apologies to whiskey and wine drinkers).

- Mark's picks on the best bargains in port wine right now

- Listener emails answered:

 - How to know you're getting a good shot of espresso in a cafe

 - How important the quality of espresso is in milk drinks

 - More on ristretto as a "crutch" drink

 - Coffee brewers for the physically disabled.



Enjoy folks! Next wednesday, news with Jeanette Chan and maybe a round table ;)