Today I watched thousands of runners power through the NYC Marathon; a few weeks ago I rode 30 miles around … More
Category: Coffee
Posing vs. Dancing
There is much to love about the trend toward differentiated coffee bought and sold according to uniqueness of flavor profile … More
Things Craft Coffee Can Teach Us About Forever Young America
I recently watched the Netflix docu series Chef’s Table for the first time, and suddenly everything about craft coffee trends … More
About that $18 Cup of Coffee
About that $18 cup of coffee in Brooklyn that went viral. What’s up with it? Why does it cost $18 … More
When America Speaks
Something incredible happened yesterday. – Without any centralized organization, millions of people around the world took to the streets to … More
The Importance of Inefficiency and the Danger of Detail
Specialty coffee is overwhelmingly inefficient. This inefficiency might be the one unilateral criterion that makes certain coffee special and … More
Southdown: A Place You Want to Be
Southdown: A Place You Want to Be One of the unexpected benefits of working for an importer is that … More
Dispassionate Coffee
People have a lot to say about their passions for coffee, myself included. Because coffee is indeed an addictive caffeinated … More
New York Coffee Festival
It’s happening. The New York Coffee Festival opens tomorrow, and not only will coffeepeople from New York be representing hard, … More
Celebrate the Good
Coffee, like everything else, is not perfect. Coffee regularly gets negative press of being exploitive on one end and elitist … More
Celebrity Farmers
Way back in the post Division of Decision I suggested that we don’t always know what me mean by the … More
2015: Digital Coffee Summer
The sun is out and the summer is sweaty; it’s the season of cold brew and there’s lots that has … More
Coffees for Dads
I am a coffee drinker because of my dad. I started drinking coffee when I started high school; classes began … More
When Coffee Connects
Vague generalisms like “coffee connects people” or “coffee shops are a third space that builds community” are tired clichés. … More
Get Aspirational
At last month’s Rainforest Alliance gala reception I spoke briefly with Rainforest President Tensie Whelan for a few articles for … More