Books, Media & Art
The Hands Behind the Cups: A Ceramicist's Take on Everyday Drinkware
A conversation with ceramicist Sarah Veak about handmade vessels, pour-over sets, and the relationship between maker and user.
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- Cafe Design
Serving Coffee Two Ways: Inside Houndstooth's Round Bar in Dallas
A Dallas café built around a circular coffee bar lets guests order at the counter or settle in on a stool, an idea borrowed from the state's barbecue counters.
- Brewing Methods
Coffee Beyond the Kitchen: Packing Up Your Brew Kit for the Trail
Two Portland barista-competition hopefuls turned to the outdoors to sharpen their craft—and came back with practical setups for road trips, backpacking, and picnics.
- Cafe Profiles
Bitters, Barrels, and Warm Welcomes
Five Watt Coffee blends cocktail-inspired creativity with an inviting atmosphere to make specialty coffee approachable for everyone.
- Staffing & Labor
How Coffee Shops Rethought Worker Safety and Pay During the Pandemic
From eliminating tips to creating wellness funds, independent cafés used the disruption of COVID-19 to address long-standing inequities for baristas.
- Skills & Education
A Lingonberry Latte That Nods to Nordic Roots
A coffee professional explains how a Scandinavian-inspired syrup — warm spices, lingonberry juice, and local honey — became a signature latte at a new Minneapolis cafe.
- Marketing & Branding
Making Twitter Work for Baristas: Education, Promotion, and Genuine Engagement
A practical look at how baristas can use a short-form social platform to learn from industry leaders, promote their cafés, and build a professional presence without overdoing self-promotion.
- Cafe Profiles
Inside Little Owl's Tiny but Mighty Coffee Bar
In 2013, Seanna Forey brought specialty coffee to Denver's LoDo neighborhood with a compact shop on Blake Street; years later, a partnership with Middle State Coffee and a carefully planned layout keep the operation running smoothly.
