The first Starbucks in Italy – a mega-coffee-shop and roastery – opened here in Milan last week. And I’m willing to admit that I stood in line – mostly with Italian families on the last weekend of summer holidays – for 45 minutes just to see what the fuss was about. There are so many […]
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Fresh Cup Magazine: Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s Café Culture Evolution The quality of coffee consumed in Costa Rica is catching up to the diverse, flavorful coffees it exports as brewing methods and café culture evolve. DECEMBER 26, 2016 KETTI WILHELM Costa Rica is famous for its eight distinct coffee-growing regions—each yielding beans with unique characteristics, brewed in kitchens and coffee […]
Fresh Cup Magazine: China’s Growing Coffee Culture
My first thoughts of coffee when I moved to China were ones of longing.It was my first time in Asia, and I arrived with a job at a city university and a stubborn commitment to experiencing the culture in as pure a form as I could—forsaking a few of my favorite comforts from home that […]
The Awl: “Spring Fever”
Spring Fever Is “craft water” any dumber than all the other artisanal nonsense people spend money on? by Ketti Wilhelm May 13, 2016 On a recent Sunday afternoon, on the waterfront in Wellington, New Zealand, an unusually large crowd gathered before a repurposed shipping container with a neat, black-and-white sign that read, “The Water […]