I think I know a thing or two about coffee, and about the independent coffee-shops specifically. Having been to most of the main third wave coffee-shops in the east coast, the experience offered by l'Artiste affame is the best par excellence, no match. The cortado is unparralled. And Jesse, is a coffee lover before being a barista or the owner.
Also, if you buy beans to make your coffee home, this place has some coffee beans that you won't find anywhere in the east coast.