Today we are looking back on the historical coffee geek fanatics, to a time when the specialty coffee association actually meant something. This is a story about people who were in the 3rd wave industry...
"This was a caffeinated crowd, devotees of the perfect home-made espresso, with a thirst for knowledge and an accelerated sense of time."
When people were coffee-crazy and thirsted for perfect cappuccinos, it was a time before espresso machines that costs thousands to have at home...
“Leaders of a zealous subculture, they and about a dozen others had come to hear insights from a master and to share the joys and frustrations of taming high-pressure steam to make the perfect cup. Normally they would meet only at Web sites like wholelattelove.com and coffeegeek.com.”
its a wonderfully written article by Deborah Baldwin that you can enjoy here or here
