This is the beauty of all beauties: The Atomic. It is a stovetop espresso machine originally made in Italy in the middle of the last century. Now they are made by an Australian company, Sorrentina Coffee. Go figure
When I lived in Lake Tahoe with Kim, my neighbors Joe and Paula had one. We lived in 2 of 4 tiny cottages with about a foot between them. Joe would stick his head out of his kitchen window, into my bathroom window and say "Girls, would you like to come over for an atomic?" Heck ya! I have fond memories of sitting out among the trees, sipping my espresso, with good friends.
When we traveled to Australia, I found the shop in Sydney that sold them. We were traveling on a budget that didn't include a $400 espresso maker. Gazing at an Atomic through the shop window was the closest I would get.
But look, I found the Atomic again. It keeps coming in and out of my life. Is this a sign? Are the heavens aligning? Moments after finding this site, I emailed Laramie with this bit of emotional blackmail:
if you love me…
we can buy this.
http://sorrentinacoffee.myshopify.com/
Hmm, think it will work.
Stay tuned.
2 comments:
Can't wait to hear if your guilt trip works! Ha.
I will not be sharing this with my husband. He has a perfectly good (and expensive) espresso machine that plugs in and two decent stovetop ones (small and large) for camping or on the woodstove. I'm sure that wouldn't stop him from sending me "if you love me" type faces to read your post with the insistence that his are now old and busted. You coffee nuts!
looks like a cross between and sex toy and something that should be chasing flash gordon around.
i want one.
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