The cortado: for people who read the footnotes

Equal parts espresso and steamed milk, no foam theater, no latte art audition. The cortado is the connoisseur's compromise — enough milk to be civilized, little enough that the coffee still argues back. We have , because of course we do. Order this and the barista will assume you know things. You don't have to. The drink carries the reputation for you. It's the tweed blazer of coffee