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I once spent forty minutes in a cramped hotel bathroom in Prague, frantically trying to avoid breaking a ceramic dripper…

I once spent a whole week thinking I’d mastered the art of the batch brew, only to take a massive,…

I spent three years as a head barista watching people drop ten euros on a fancy seasonal latte, only to…

I once spent a Saturday morning at a friend’s house trying to play the hero. I thought I could pull…

I checked into a boutique hotel in Prague last week. The room was beautiful, but the “premium” coffee station was…

I was staring at my cousin’s old pour-over setup last Tuesday, and I swear I could smell the stale oils…

I spent three years in a high-end cafe in Budapest watching people spend five hundred Euros on grinders, convinced that…

I spent three years behind a bar watching people drop five euros extra on “premium” specialty beans, only to ruin…

I spent years behind a bar watching people treat the bloom like some sacred, mystical ritual. They’d stare at the…

I spent eight years behind a bar watching people treat coffee like a chemistry exam. They’d pull out digital scales,…