Café Culture
Cafés are as much about place as about drinks. Here you will find guides to ordering at specialty coffee shops, coffee traditions around the world, working from a café politely, the idea of the third place and what coffee certification labels mean.
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Coffee Certification Labels Compared
Organic, Fairtrade, a little green frog, a bird: each seal on a coffee bag promises something different. Here is what each one…
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The Third Place: Why Cafés Matter
Home is the first place and work the second. The cafés, libraries and corner spots where neighbors meet without an invitation make…
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Working From a Café: An Etiquette Checklist
A café can be a fine place to work for an hour or two if you treat it as a shared space.…
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Coffee Culture Around the World
Some coffee traditions are about speed, others about lingering for hours. Knowing which is which helps you choose where to sit, what…
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Ordering at a Specialty Coffee Shop
Single origin, pour-over, cortado: the menu can look like a quiz. Here is a plain, step-by-step way to order a coffee you…