Know Your Ingredients

Know Your Ingredients: Cacao

This time of year, chocolate is everywhere you look—but the story of cacao goes back thousands of years, starting with the ancient cultures of South America. BY EMILY JOY MENESESBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Featured photo sourced […]

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10 (More) Minutes With Helena Oliviero

Today we continue our conversation with Helena Oliviero about her coffee career and life on a Colombian finca. BY TANYA NANETTISENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Photos courtesy of Helena Oliviero Barista Magazine: Let’s talk about living on […]

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From Tortas to Coffee With La Vaca

Portland, Ore.’s Güero Tortas launches Latin-themed coffee pop-up as a COVID side project. BY KATRINA YENTCHBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE In our coffee community, we often hear about the food programs that cafés develop to accompany their […]

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10 Minutes With Hana Kaneshige

We talk to the Dallas-based ‘techucator’ at Counter Culture Coffee about barista competitions, the current moment, and more. BY CHRIS RYANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Hana Kaneshige Hana Kaneshige was always a fan of […]