There are times when we of modest writing ability are in bliss, for we find a subject that seems to write itself.
Additionally, there are times when a Trimethyldioxypurist is in bliss, mostly having to do with, ya know, coffee.
Welcome to a caffeine enthusiast's perfect storm. Welcome to Blue Bottle Coffee Co.
Blue Bottle, whose roasting facility is in Oakland, is pretty well known in the Bay Area already, due to its presence at area farmers' markets and the like. The company has finally opened a permanent, 7-days-a-week structure in ultra-swank Hayes Valley, at 315 Linden, between Gough and Octavia. Linden's more like an alley than a street; there ain't nothing else around there. The structure is not a "shop," per se, rather, it's a kiosk, operating out of the back of an architectural firm's woodshop.
Only in the Bay Area.
The search is over; the perfect cup of coffee has been crowned. Go, my friends. Go now.