Seattle, Take 2 From April 8th-12th the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) held its 27th annual Event, and for the … More
Category: Coffee
Soundbytes from When Coffee Speaks
“When I was twelve my family had come here [to Cedral] to pick coffee on a man’s farm. I dreamed—we came up here to pick coffee, and I could hear the cows and the calves and everything, because there used to be more dairies. And I dreamed of one day coming back, to be able to hear the cows, to come back here to live. I wanted to live here. I prayed to God that I could live here!
Action, Impact, and a Dose of Serendipity
From the trajectory of its debut month, 2015 seems to be the year of serendipity. One such example came yesterday … More
Otro Año Despues
Al finales de octubre 2013 yo auto publiqué 400 copias de “When Coffee Speaks,” (“Cuando el Café Habla”) como la … More
Another Year Later
At the end of October 2013 I self published 400 copies of “When Coffee Speaks: Stories from and of Latin … More
Crop to Cup gets Roasty
When I travel, coffeepeople often give me samples of green coffee as a gesture of sharing the bounty of their … More
There’s an App for That: Angels’ Cup, Coffee Tasting for All
It takes many long, grueling hours to become a Q Grader, the technical name for a “coffee sommelier,” or professional … More
Trenches
I have been working as a “coffee writer” (covering craft, commodity, conversation and culture!) for about two years, but before … More
Ink Spotlight
This internet thing is cool, but there is something about ink on paper that—for me at least—will never go out … More
Summer 2014 Coffee Crawl
As soon I knew that I’d be living in Park Slope for two months this summer, I told myself that … More
Madcap’s Knapp Speaks
Two weeks ago, I visited Grand Rapids Michigan for my cousin’s wedding. En route to the family festivities, I of … More
Nobletree Coffee Launches in Brooklyn
Get ready coffeepeople; there’s a new tree in town, and it is dressed for success. The coffee industry has gone … More
To Better Understand
Often, questions like, “what’s it like to be an agricultural producer?” are met with descriptive answers, but whose descriptions are … More
Para Entender Mejor
Preguntas como, “como es ser agricultor?” suelen se encuentran con respuestas descriptivas, pero cuyos descripciones son muy someras. Cuando … More
Coffee Mob
Too much time has lapsed in which I’ve been a regular at Brooklyn’s Coffee Mob and have not written a … More
