Sheryl Decterow

For a long while I have intended to make daily entries documenting the best parts of the days, to help jostle me into writing again and just because. What a pleasant thing to have a written chronicle of.

The best part of today was tied between two beverages: the first, chronologically, being a con panna Andrew insisted upon me, unlike any other con panna I’ve had – he used one of those skanky little vibrating frothers to thicken (unsweetened) whipping cream, then dolloped it into a shot. It drifted between the liquid and the crema. It was really divine. I was totally opposed at first, because I do have a cavity of a weak spot for the American con panna, but my perspective flip-flopped quickly and I have a new love. Then, I had to make new whipped cream because we do serve it (for now) and I made it supersweet and Mariah had leftover hot chocolate steamed up (dark) so I combined them and blissed out for a while.

it is the purity of the succulence of the con panna vs. the intense instant gratification of spooning sweet whipped cream into my gawking gabber to be washed down by deep dark liquid chocolate. They weigh pretty evenly.

There is a staff meeting on Monday to discuss the menu, and such things as whipped cream, decaf beans, Monin syrups and skim milk are on the table to be considered for pushing off. It’s exhilaratingly ballsy to think of, and I fantasize that customers would be appalled only momentarily and only because their conventions are being shaken. Our motivation is of course to offer them only the best product we can, in good faith and spirits, not to be just another decaf-vanilla-raspberry-2-percent latte java hut. I think as long as we are all well educated and articulate about it, it could work. Anyway, obviously these thoughts are all better suited to the meeting than the blog :)

Some people have simple things to do expensive things with. Some people have expensive things to do simple things with.

The sky was a cellulite blanket as I walked home from my unsuccessful – but I did find the most adorable plaid button-up shirt, the first plaid thing I’ve owned in years – boot hunt this afternoon. It was lovely. Today was cold and rainy, and, due to the cold, instead of calming them the rain made all the people rush to get to warm places. You have to be very careful.