Coffee Conversations: Morgan Eckroth on Judging Coffee Competitions
The 2022 U.S. Barista Champion and social media star on taking a break from competing, becoming a judge, and what it’s like being on the other side of the clipboard.
Coffee is political. There's no getting away from it, no matter how much the industry would like to ignore its connection to the wider world.
Who the coffee industry chooses to support, and who it ignores, speaks volumes.
“We're here and we're going to do this and we're going to support people and we're not going to be afraid because that's what they want."
When respected coffee farmer Andres Magaña Ortiz was deported from Hawaii after 30 years, his daughter Victoria had no choice but to take over.
The writer and podcast host on how the "crime" and "safety" justifications used by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz hide the real reasons for the closures.
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