SIDE QUEST / COFFEE

cafe rico

Dialing it in since 2026.

01 / MY SETUP

A very normal amount of coffee equipment.

Zak Goldberg's home coffee setup, with espresso and pour-over equipment
HOME COFFEE LABMINIMAL GEAR. MAXIMIZING FLAVOR.

It's a kitchen counter, not a lab. The scale suggests otherwise.

02 / WHAT I'M BREWING NOW

The current rotation.

Bag of Dune Coffee Zip Zinger

ESPRESSO

Dune Coffee

Zip Zinger

Colombia · Ethiopia · Honduras
Washed + natural

Dark chocolate · stone fruits · rich

Coffee details
Timeless Coffee Peru Selva Andina coffee

FILTER

Timeless Coffee

Peru Selva Andina

Peru · organic
Pour-over

Watermelon · green apple · caramel

Coffee details
Bag of Sterling Coffee Kenya Kirinyaga AA

FILTER

Sterling Coffee Roasters

Kenya Kirinyaga AA

Kirinyaga, Kenya
Washed

Grapefruit · ripe plum

Coffee details
Bag of Saint Frank Coffee Burundi Ubuntu Decaf

DECAF

Saint Frank Coffee

Burundi Ubuntu Decaf

Kayanza Province, Burundi
Swiss Water decaf

Almond Joy · orange candy · dark chocolate

Coffee details

03 / MY GEAR

The tools I reach for.

ESPRESSO

  • MiiCoffee Apex v2Espresso machine
  • Turin DF54Flat-burr grinder
  • Normcore WDTEven distribution
  • Bottomless portafilterA clearer view of the extraction

FILTER

  • Fellow Ode Gen 2Brew grinder
  • Hario V60 02Pour-over brewer
  • AeroPress + PrismoTravel-friendly brewer
  • Verve DwellDripper

SHARED

  • Bonavita kettleTemperature-controlled water
  • Hario coffee scaleThe small details matter