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Schyndel's list

There's an article in today's Globe on coffee geekery, including 50 ways to improve your espresso production, latte art, and more. It also mentions in passing "coffee guru George Howell" and Terroir Coffee. Maybe I'll have to trot over to Acton on Friday or Saturday and see what all the fuss is about. You can't get much more local than that.

''I'm trying to change what it means to be a barista in this town," van Schyndel says, pulling two double shots for a visitor. ''It takes skill, it takes knowledge, and it shouldn't just be someone who happens to work behind a counter in a coffee shop."