Two of our Favorite Things: Chocolate and Coffee in Colombia
Flavors of Bogota and the Colombian Chocolate Club teamed up for a podcast about chocolate and coffee in Colombia on the popular Colombia Calling radio show.
The First Step of a Coffee Book Journey
How far can one idea take you? A casual comment from a friend took me on a coffee journey that has ended - or perhaps just started - with a coffee book.
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.
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.
Lighting a Fire under Coffee Culture in Colombia
I had already asked Karen to prepare the coffee for us – Sierra Nevada coffee in the syphon method. It’s a fun coffee brewing method that uses fire and gravity and science. But Karen wasn’t going to start with the fun. She was going to start with our taste buds.