Coffee Talk with Simon Baker

From:IN STYLE USA
Date: March 2006
By Marisa Fox

Onscreen, Simon Baker is often an object of obsession
(as in the films SOMETHING NEW and the upcoming
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA). So what does the
Australian actor, who is married with three kids,
obsess about in real life? Java.

Favorite U.S. cafe

Ruby's, 210 Mulberry St., N.Y.C.

What to order

"A strong, flat white. Translation: a double-shot latte with
no foam in a short cup."

Best beans to brew at home

"Toby's Estate in Sydney has a blend called Woolloomooloo,
the name of a suburb. It's dark and oily-looking."
(tobysestate.com)

Machine to use

A Bezzera (from $1,500; 305-557-6336)

Drinking on the job

"When I'm shooting I don't always want that endorphin rush,
not for a love scene. You don't want to overstimulate yourself."

I've had too much when ...

"I start pacing the way I'm doing right now. Once I had to
get up from the table because I'd had three strong coffees
in a row and thought I was having an anxiety attack."

Favorite ode to joe

"Carly Simon's 'You're So Vain': 'I had some dreams,
they were clouds in my coffee' -- I love that line!"