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Rewriting Value
Kenyan coffee is world-class; the system that sells it was built by people who believed Kenyans shouldn’t grow it.
Yeshu Tsegaye
Yeshu Tsegaye is quick to laugh, and quicker to make you laugh.
Public Consumption: Addis Ababa
Ethiopia is the birthplace of humanity and Coffea Arabica, giving rise to both our species and the coffee that would shape…
Pan-Africa: Kitchens of the Sub-Sahara
As the sun set in Zimbabwe’s lush Honde Valley, I watched kids push car tyres up and down the street, racing…
Tinashe Nyamudoka
Tinashe Nyamudoka, founder of Kumusha Wines and Kumusha Coffee, is more than a world-class sommelier; he is a symbol of how…
Malawi
Some coffee origins are still in the process of becoming.
Green is the New Black
In recent years, matcha has become one of the most popular drinks ordered and enjoyed in cafes around the world.
Zambia
How do you regrow a stagnant coffee economy?
Specialty Coffee, Airside
Many flights leave at yawning time, and due to time constraints or lack of will, preparing a V60 is less than feasible.
Zimbabwe
Balanced and smooth, with quiet complexity—this is how Zimbabwean coffee is often described, and it mirrors the crop’s history: fragile, interrupted,…
Don’t Call It Normal!
When a customer enters a cafe and orders a coffee, it may seem like a straightforward request, right? Not so fast.
