Tom Hanks buys Press Corp espresso machine

#1: Post by **keno** » March 2nd, 2017, 4:06 pm

This is so cool!!

When Tom Hanks heard the WH Press Corp was drinking vending machine coffee he sent them this Pasquini espresso machine.

Tom Hanks sends espresso machine, typewritten note to White House Press Corps

Tom Hanks wrote:Keep up the good fight for Truth, Justice, and the American Way. Especially for the Truth part. I hope this machine will make the 24 hour cycle of news a bit more pleasant. Add water, insert pod, press button and report. All good things. Tom Hanks.

#2: Post by **RockyIII** » March 2nd, 2017, 4:32 pm

Ken,

Thanks for posting that news. I've always liked Tom Hanks, and now even more so.

Rocky

#3: Post by **redbone** » March 3rd, 2017, 2:27 pm

RockyIII wrote:Ken,
Thanks for posting that news. I've always liked Tom Hanks, and now even more so.
Rocky

Good eye. Most likely has the pod option kit installed. Looks like it could do both depending on setup.

"The Hollywood Reporter notes that Hanks decided to send the first machine after finding out that White House reporters regularly drank vending machine coffee"

Guess the vending machine guy is the only one not happy with Tom Hanks.

#4: Post by **chipman** » March 3rd, 2017, 2:41 pm

Given Hank's geeky obsession with typewriters, he would fit right in here if he suddenly decided to buy himself an espresso machine.

#5: Post by **Ron_L** » March 3rd, 2017, 3:12 pm

I hope that he sent them a decent tamper

#6: Post by **flathead1** » March 3rd, 2017, 3:36 pm

Unfortunately it's set up for Pods. Illy no less.

#7: Post by **duna** » March 4th, 2017, 6:21 pm

Pods are not that bad of a choice in an office setup where nobody is available, hired or trained, to properly service/clean the machine daily. Subsequent mess is under control, machine needs only water and electricity (apart for general maintenance, but this is true for every appliance or machine in an office), and janitorial staff has no reason to complain about the added burden (that may well exceed contractual limits, but I concede this is probably not a big issue at the White House).
That would have been a nice solution at my office too, hadn't we had a 'kiosk' espresso superautomatic machine.
In my previous job we had a nice prosumer espresso machine (something like a Silvia or a Lelit,it was so much time I cannot remember) and a flat burr Gaggia grinder , coffee was great but I regret to admit it was messy and we had a hard time in order to keep the place tidy.

#8: Post by **Shife** » March 6th, 2017, 1:34 pm

This is the third machine he's donated. The first was in 2005.