PL3: Somebody To Lean On

Our La Marzocco rebuild project (PL3) took an interesting turn over the weekend. Oddly enough, it did not involve any actual work on the machine itself. It did, however, involve our current machine going on the disabled list, a full day of no espresso or steamed milk, and being rescued by a friend [...]

Project Linea 3

The gang at Benetti’s is at the beginning of a noble undertaking. Over the next month or two (or three), Ben, staff and friends will be completing a total rebuild of a La Marzocco Linea 3 Group espresso machine to replace our current unit.

We’ll be journaling our progress on the project under the [...]

Tastiest Acronym Since Y2K

On February 24, 2010, we’re inviting you to help us celebrate 1,000 days of serving up a fresh experience:

Free straight double shots all day
$1 small coffees
Debut of our newest blend, and free samples of several other coffees
First 100 customers will get a limited-edition button
Our 100th customer that day will receive [...]

How we call the shots: changes to our menu and recipes

If Benetti’s were a shampoo, we would be tempted to put one of those “New & Improved Formula” stickers on the bottle. The past six months have involved focused research and development aimed at creating a more consistent and traditional espresso experience.

Some of what we have done would only be interesting to the [...]