Colombian Coffee: Where It Grows, What It Tastes Like, and What to Buy
The first time I understood what “Colombian” was actually doing on a coffee label, a roaster named Esteban was refusing...
Author: Nadia Od
Juan Valdez: The Coffee Farmer Who Never Existed
The first time I really looked at Juan Valdez, I was standing in a friend’s kitchen in Brooklyn while Marisol...
Coffee Cups and Plastic Straws – How Convenience Clogs the Oceans
Grab your coffee and settle in for some eye-opening facts. There’s a floating island of plastic trash twice the size...
Sweet Coffee Treats for Valentine’s Day
It’s hard to believe that Valentine’s Day is just a little over a week away already. If you’ve got a...
Climate Change and Coffee: What’s Already Happening to Your Morning Cup
The cup of coffee on your kitchen counter this morning cost more in 2024 than it did in 2018, and...
The Three Coffee Waves: A History of Modern Coffee Culture
I was in Seattle in 2002, sitting at a counter at a coffee shop called Zoka in the Tangletown neighborhood,...
Commodity Coffee vs Specialty Coffee: What’s Actually Different
Walk into any cafe in Trieste and you’ll find people drinking coffee that has been blended for consistency across thousands...