Another cup of coffee culture Making friends with espresso It took more than a hundred years, but eventually the United States too developed a recognisable coffee culture.
Coffee culture in Italy and England A shave and a cappuccino Espresso is the canonical coffee of Italy, even though the original espresso was something entirely different. How did espresso happen? And what happened when it got to England? Continue Reading →
A tale of two coffee stories Quite by coincidence, I listened to two podcasts about coffee back to back. Continue Reading →
Pushing good coffee Beyond merely fair in search of ethical trade If you really want to do good by spending more on your coffee, you need to look beyond Fair Trade and other certification schemes. Continue Reading →
What’s up with Belgian coffee exports? I’m working on a complex story that includes the trade in coffee, so when my chum Luigi linked to resourcetrade.earth, from Chatham House, I rushed on over to see about coffee, not roasted, not decaffeinated. Continue Reading →