So apparently there was this goatherd named Kaldi, or so legend has it. And he was a very sensible man who never did anything foolish, or as far as I can tell, fun. So one day when his goats didn't return after a day of foraging in the woods, he searched for them and found them kicking up their legs and bleating by some glossy-leaved plants with red berries growing under the forest canopy, dappled with sunshine. Kaldi figured it was the berries that made the goats act so strange, and in a surprising twist of the story where Kaldi acted completely out of character, he decided to sample the berries as well. Well, it wasn't long before the effects hit him and he found himself dancing with the goats. Wise men in the village discovered the berries and their effect after witnessing Kaldi dancing joyfully, and that's how coffee was discovered.
Now, obviously, no coffee plants grow in my foodshed, but lucky for me, there is a coffee company named Batdorf & Bronson with a local roastery. And Batdorf & Bronson just so happens to roast a blend called Dancing Goat. And they just so happen to be Edible Atlanta advertisers, so they were at the party the other night. And they just so happened to give out bags of their coffee. And they happened to hand me a bag of their Dancing Goat blend, which I found particularly appropriate considering my goat dairy article in this issue of Edible Atlanta.
According to the Batdorf & Bronson website, Dancing Goat coffee is dark, smooth and sweet with a beautiful floral aroma, exceptionally clean acidity, and a heavy nutty body. Flavor nuances include fresh citrus fruits and fine chocolate. Caramelly and spicy, its complexity makes for both a flavorful espresso with rich golden crema as well as an excellent drip coffee.
I grind beans for my morning coffee the night before and let me tell you, the smell alone of this coffee, which was roasted two days ago on the day I received it, has me dancing through the kitchen.
I'm happy to have a foodshed solution to things not grown locally because of reduced transportation demands, the hiring of local employees, and the economic impact of dollars circulated in the local economy. Now all I need are goats.
One Local Summer Update
Dinner: A casserole thing including ground turkey (Gum Creek Farms), eggplants (D & A Farms) and Cherokee Chocolate tomatoes (Bill Yoder, the Tomato Guy--and no, they don't taste like chocolate--they just look a little chocolatey), plus a side dish of sauteed beets, radishes, beet greens (all from the CSA) and the first of the Purple Peruvian potatoes (the garden).
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