The rich variety of the bean
Hooked on instant? The time has come to explore the rich variety of the bean
How to become a barista?
Today, anyone can now become a ‘barista’ - essentially the Italian word for a barman, but the subtlety of it is in the understanding that great cocktails and great coffee are equal skills. Being a reasonable ‘barista’ is not difficult. Raj Beadle, whose Gaggia machines from Italy won a ‘cool brand’ award last year and who has a new machine on sale in Curry’s and Argos, says more people are willing to try
Where is coffee come from?
Whatever the song suggests, coffee does not come just from Brazil - right round the world, along the equator and between the two tropics, there are coffee growing areas, and there are vast differences in what they turn out. On the one hand, Hawaii has always imposed import limits on coffee and heavily promoted its exports, so local growers are content and well treated. On the other hand, Oxfam has recently caused a