A few days ago, I had the opportunity to talk and exchange ideas with Amanuel Abenet, founder of Starabica (based in UAE), a platform connecting Coffee Roasters/Importers with Ethiopian Coffee Exporters and Farmers, and also…
🌍 Ethiopia: The Birthplace of Coffee Ethiopian coffee, considered the origin of Arabica coffee, is facing a crisis… Amid the mists of Kaffa, where according to legend a shepherd discovered coffee centuries ago, a modern…
Coffee, Decolonization, and the Future: The Conversation We Never Had I often wonder: what would happen if Spain embraced its role as the first global empire — not with nostalgia or shame, but with a…
More Than a Drink: Cuban Coffee The first time I had coffee in Cuba — after working as a barista in specialty coffee shops — its taste reminded me of Spanish torrefacto: harsh, overly roasted,…
From Banana to Espresso: How Colonialism Gets Recycled in Your Cup In 1954, the United Fruit Company funded a coup d’état in Guatemala to protect its banana business interests. Today, companies like Starbucks and “ethical”…
From Purpose-Driven Coffee to Specialty Hypocrisy: My Chronicle as a Former Barista
