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What Makes a Specialty Coffee Shop Unforgettable?

When I began writing travel articles for international publications, I always had to include coffee shops. However, it was after spending time with the enthusiastic coffee shop owners, talented and generous baristas, and many cups of coffee that I realized I’d found something extraordinary.

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How Coffee Changes Us

I grew up in a house with no coffee. There was no coffee pot on the stove, no coffee maker on the counter. There was no smell of coffee to wake us in the morning and no reason to sit around the kitchen table mid-afternoon. We ate our cookies with milk. And we considered ourselves normal. I want you to know that I did not feel deprived.

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