From the wonderful coffee culture of Iceland, where there is, in fact, anย “X” in espresso, comes this awesome chanceย for Reykjavikings toย try some tastyย American roasted coffees, courtesy of Sprudge pal Jay Lijewski. The event listing is here, but we won’t even pretend like we know how to read Icelandic, so let’s kick it over to that wacky ol’ Google Translator!
Jay Lijewski is the former Spirit Director andย part of West Coast Operations for Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea.ย ย Jay has worked as aย barista for years and most recently at Intelligentsia. Jay is also a gรณรฐkunnur (?)ย that introduces the Nordic Cup barista and the WBC over the past year.ย Jay is staying here in this country with his wife Jess, and as we all remember, that they themselvesย were baristas here for Nordic Cup in Iceland 2009. They are a short stop and go over to Copenhagen next week. They live in LA and travel on a motorcycle, as is the fashion amongย baristas in LA currently.ย ย Jay collected coffee from various coffee burning districtย in the USA as it comes with to allow us to taste and experience. He willย discuss on how it is to be coffee bartender in the USA and the culture around it. It will be interesting to hear him tell of his experience and taste the coffee.ย Everyone is welcome to come and listen to Jay and taste the coffee as he waits requested.
Our analysis? “Coffee burning district” is like the best name for a roaster ever, Jay Lijewski is a TOTAL gรณรฐkunnur, andย ugh, we love Reykjavik so much. The event is Saturday, January 14th, from 7:30 til 10pm at Kaffismiรฐja รslands (Kรกrastรญgur 1, 101ย District, Reykjavik), a cafe owned by Sonja Bjork Grant and Ingibjรถrg Jรณna Sigurรฐardรณttir, two of the most talented, intelligent, and dedicated people in all of specialty coffee.
If you are in town and need directions, or get lost, simply walk up the hill towards theย big church steeple, in the opposite direction of the hot dog stand.
(Ed note: Thanks to Haukur S. Magnรบsson, Editor of The Reykjavik Grapevine, for confirming “X” in espresso’s common usage and linguistic validity “throughout all of Iceland.”)
