Espresso as a Lottery Ticket by Michael Allen Smith "Another trick I recently started doing is if I know I am going to a new coffee shop or if I am in a new city is I wear one of my coffee roaster t-shirts. At this time I have three shirts of quality coffee roasters. This is another signal to the barista that I take coffee seriously. It will often trigger a conversation about that roaster, which is a great thing because it gives me a chance to distinguish myself as a customer who cares deeply about quality. I’ve even gotten free drinks using this trick". "I’ve used these tricks in places I’ve never been to before and gotten excellent espresso shots. I’ve watched baristas pour defective shots into lattes ordered by people behind me in line until the shot was just right. Then when the pull is just perfect, that espresso is handed to me. Score! Another winning ticket in the espresso lottery".
James Bond and Coffee (link) "There is just one occasion in the entire James Bond film series in which I can remember 007 drinking coffee; after arriving in Istanbul in From Russia With Love Kerim offers coffee, which Bond then asks to be served “medium sweet”. "On another occasion we catch a rare glimpse of his home life when M and Miss Moneypenny call round at the beginning of Live And Let Die while he is entertaining a guest. Trying to distract M’s attention, he goes through to the kitchen where he goes through the rigmarole of grinding fresh beans and making M a cup of coffee, although Bond doesn’t have a coffee himself. Here we see his kitchen is fitted with a hand operated La Pavoni Europiccola espresso machine, a type which is notoriously difficult to use as it requires very precise control when operating the lever to ensure the correct pressure is applied".
How to make James Bond Turkish Coffee Medium Sweet In the movie from Russia With Love, James Bond responds to Kerim Bay's invitation for coffee by saying, 'medium sweet'.