conversations

Get a glimpse inside the espresso-lovin community, with interviews, advice and tall tales from in front of and behind the beans.

Espresso Vivace

We talk roasting, quality control and what an espresso bean should smell like, with David Schomer from Seattle's Espresso Vivace.

Barista Champion

Berg Wu of Taiwan emerged victorious as the 2016 World Barista Champion. The competition pitted National Champions from 61 competitors against each other in four days of competition at the World Of Coffee Show in Dublin.

The Art of Espresso

We travel to La Casa del Caffe, on Morris Park Avenue in the Bronx, and try to coax Anna Agovino in spilling some secrets of the perfect espresso technique.