Author Archives for RobZ

Personality in a Cup - A Single Grain of Coffee


It was my wife who first made the mistake of humoring my addiction by purchasing a Krups boiler espresso machine to celebrate my birthday four years ago. The justification was that my $3.50 a day habit would, hopefully, drop to somewhere around a buck a day provided I used the new machine regularly. If instead […]

Rob Zazueta - Bio


When he first wakes up in the morning, Rob Z. is an 800 lb. gorilla who speaks an ancient language consisting mostly of grunts and profanities. After 20 minutes of grinding, tamping, pulling and steaming, however, he becomes the genteel geek you see here, witty and warm and ready to tackle the world. There has […]