When an organization or institution crosses an uncrossable line, it is important to let out a howl. The SCA (Specialty…
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Decathlete Coffee
Today I watched thousands of runners power through the NYC Marathon; a few weeks ago I rode 30 miles around…
Posing vs. Dancing
There is much to love about the trend toward differentiated coffee bought and sold according to uniqueness of flavor profile…
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…
Realigning All the Empathy
These days, everyone seems to be talking about empathy–how to feel more of it, what to do with it, and…
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…
When America Speaks
Something incredible happened yesterday. – Without any centralized organization, millions of people around the world took to the streets to…
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…
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…
Dispassionate Coffee
People have a lot to say about their passions for coffee, myself included. Because coffee is indeed an addictive caffeinated…
Fat Neighbors
Some people have more money, resources, good looks, connections, and formative educational training than others. That’s life. In the case…
Coffee in 2016
It’s a new year and there is everything to look forward to in life in general and especially in world…
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,…
Celebrate the Good
Coffee, like everything else, is not perfect. Coffee regularly gets negative press of being exploitive on one end and elitist…
Celebrity Farmers
Way back in the post Division of Decision I suggested that we don’t always know what me mean by the…