Reality meets realism: a need for barista visas after Brexit?
By Maria Gomez de Sicart Death sits in a café looking out the window, sipping coffee. Her teeth become noticeable: they’re golden, like...
World Coffee Masters in London
By Sam Balf London’s Coffee Festival will host the 2019 Coffee Masters, where the world’s top baristas will gather and compete for the...
Turning coffee waste into electricity
By Phoenix Cronin For the first time, scientists have found a way to transform coffee waste into electricity. Dr Claudio Avignone Rossa...
The more effective exercise boost: coffee or pre-workout shake?
By Zeinab Makki It is the age-old question that fitness enthusiasts and everyday gym-goers have been pondering for years: coffee vs...
A taste of Colombia’s black gold
By Sam Balf Pomegranate, hazelnut, and dark fruits. Those are just some of the notes and flavours delighting the palette after a sip of...
Your fortune in a coffee cup
By Maria Gomez de Sicart Jane Shaw Cunningham has a good aura. She sits at her dining table on which a Turkish coffee set is elegantly...
My journey into the world of Bulletproof Coffee
By Phoenix Cronin Taste: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Price: ★☆☆☆☆ (2/5) Experience: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Dazed, and not quite ready to adjust to the fact that I...
Prison Coffee and the considerate capitalist
By Ben Malandrinos Max Dubiel sits opposite me on an icy Monday afternoon in Bloomsbury, London. His back straight as an arrow and a...
Thomas Haigh and Q grading for gender equality
By Zeinab Makki It all started with a cup of coffee in Sydney nine years ago. Thomas Haigh from Derbyshire was backpacking through...









