Take a seat.
Hitchcock ordered here. Gigli signed his photograph to us. Three questions, and we’ll see if you belong in the story.
“We’ll start with how you take it.Then we’ll see aboutthis little caffeine problem.”
— Luciano, Master Roaster
Alfred Hitchcock walked into Graffeo, peered over his shoulder, and hissed an order: seven pounds of the black, black stuff.
How do you take it?
Hitchcock took his black. Seven pounds of it. There’s a good bakery down the street.
The great tenor Beniamino Gigli tasted it and signed his photograph to us: “the only one in the United States who remembers the tradition of our fragrant coffee.”
Jasmine. Blueberry. Lemon zest. In your coffee?
Gigli called it fragrant. Not fruity. Try the produce aisle.
One mention in The Examiner, and Giovanni Repetto had an order from Majuro, in the Marshall Islands. People go a long way for this roast.
Have you ever called a roast too dark?
That’s fair. It isn’t for everyone, and we’d rather say so now. Rich, full, never bitter — and we’re not changing it.
Welcome to the family. Graffeo is your home now.
Hitchcock, Gigli, and now you. The next chapter is yours.