After Dinner Coffee – turn it into the high point of your evening.

There was a time when after dinner coffee was just poured from a carafe back in the kitchen, and then brought to the table.

Bring your coffee maker to the table...

No, we’re not talking about lugging your drip brewer or a single serve coffee maker to your dining room table.

But what about a French press or a vacuum brewer?

A French press is a great way to brew coffee, and by bringing it to the table you are adding a great new experience to your meal.

Better still, use a vacuum brewer.

Vacuum brewers not only look cool, but watching the water and coffee move from one glass bowl to the other is an intriguing experience.

If you have a model with an oil burner beneath the lower bowl, like the Cona Vacuum Coffee Maker, so much the better.

Not only are vacuum brewers arguably the best way to brew great coffee, they also stimulate some great conversation.

On the subject of conversations...what IS that coffee I see brewing?

This can be the best part of serving after dinner coffee.

If you bring the coffee maker to the table, so people can actually see the coffee brewing, someone is going to ask, “So, what’s the coffee? Where does it come from?”

And this is where you can have as much fun as choosing a good wine.

Which coffee should you serve at dinner? There are plenty of after dinner coffee blends available. Or you can choose your own favorite beans.

There is no firm tradition when it comes to whether the coffee should be mild or with a stronger taste.

So just serve what you really enjoy.

If you happen to buy organic or fair trade coffee, that’s a whole new area of conversation waiting to happen.

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