My Starbucks Experience

I mentioned in “Seriously Seed to Cup” that the two most frequent coffee questions I get are “what’s the best … More

It’s Onward O’Clock Right Here

I’ve been speaking Spanish for 10 years. The last time I took an academic class was 2006. I’ve been speaking … More

“Seed to cup” is the coffee industry’s equivalent of “farm to table,” a much used phrase intended to describe one … More

At the Ground to Grounds coffee tasting/coffee talk event in DC a few weeks ago, a woman was flipping through … More

If anyone is a believer in the transmutation of mediums, it’s me. I believe that our bodies and minds can … More

The last night of my most recent trip to Panama I had a conversation that left me very perturbed. It … More

Yesterday I checked a big ticket item off my “being a freelancer in 2014” to do list: I got Obamacare. … More

Vertical integration is like a go-go dancer: seductive to some, off-putting to others. In Panama, land of coffee celebrity and … More

There are things that draw us in. There are places that we like to go and things we like to … More

Again and again people in Costa Rica told me some version of the line, “We wouldn’t have coffee here without … More

Part 3 of 3 in a series less about coffee and more about travel, culture, and living abroad. In order … More

Part 2 of 3 in a series less about coffee and more about travel, culture, and living abroad. In “Pen … More

Part 1 of 3 in a series less about coffee and more about travel, culture, and living abroad. Written Monday, … More

One of the greatest positions of power a person can be in is a position in which the decisions he … More

It’s coming up on a year since I left to begin this odyssey. On August 28, 2012, I departed Newark … More