IT'S THE BIG COFFEE CHILL

By GERSH KUNZTMAN

THE sure signs that summer is upon us: Days are longer, temperatures are higher and people are paying more for watered-down coffee.

Yes, iced-coffee season is upon us, which means iced-coffee scammers are gearing up to charge you more for less.

But there are two people who stand against the iced-coffee scam, true New York heroes who believe that iced coffee can be a thing of beauty, not the greatest culinary fraud since frozen yogurt.

Those heroes are Joe Rinaldi and Sarah DeVita, co-owners of Caffe Capri in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Their iced coffee is no scam because the ice itself is made from coffee, meaning the beverage stays good to the last drop rather than becoming watery bilge.

"Other iced coffee is a rip-off!" said Rinaldi, who's married to DeVita's sister. "They're more water than coffee."

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