Black Cat Espresso Blend is #5 on Esquire Magazine's list of "60 Things Worth Shortening Your Life For".
Oddly, many of the items on the list will in no way shorten anyone's life, including drinking Black Cat or any other espresso. No risk in that. Not like dropping 15 feet from a helicopter to ski a 60-degree pitch with an impossible to navigate left turn to avoid a rock wall.
Or eating a Danger Dog (#1) - a frank wrapped in bacon and drowned in mayo. After a night of imbibing. In Tijuana.
However, the Danger Dog only makes the Jersey Breakfast Dog (#2) look downright healthy in comparison. We might even have to add it to the menu someday (c'mon Mel, you know you want one). Sadly, although they sound delicious, Duck Fat Potatoes (#35) are out of the question due to lack of grease traps and ventilation in our tiny kitchen.
And we loved reading Barry Sonnefeld's comments on #60: Directing:
"So why direct? It's the closest a guy like me will ever come to being a general. I have a thought, and suddenly manly men are building gigantic sets. Plus, being forced to make thousands of decisions a week on topics that you didn't know you were ever going to need to have an opinion about (Lara Flynn Boyle's girdle comes to mind) is exhilarating. I also get to send back cappuccinos because the foam looks too much like a latte and work with people smarter than me, who make me look good. If every couple of years I have a psychological breakdown, well, at least I've got a thick head of foam on my cappuccino."
We're not sure how dry Barry really likes his capps, but we're impressed that he knows there's a difference. That's progress.
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