Cafe Stories: Le Levain Cafè in Rome, Italy April 16, 2026Rome, ItalyRome is a city where coffee tradition is literally set in stone, but at Le Levain Cafè, they’re...
Barista Stories: Esther-Hope Gibbs of Hope Espresso, Cardiff April 10, 2026Cardiff, United KingdomEsther-Hope Gibbs was about 10 years old when she first encountered coffee, not as a drink, but as...
Barista Stories: Jakub Sobota of Headbag Roasters, Košice April 3, 2026Košice, SlovakiaJakub Sobota did not arrive in coffee through a dramatic revelation. It started with craft beer, a filter...
Barista Stories: Elisa Gutierrez Lopez of Franela & Peseta, Valladolid March 28, 2026Valladolid, SpainSome people open a café and then run it from a comfortable desk or armchair. Elisa Gutierrez Lopez...
Barista Stories: Luiz Araki of Oatly, Porto March 20, 2026Porto, PortugalFrom Pindamonhangaba, a small city in the interior of São Paulo, Brasil, Luiz Araki has travelled a long...
Barista Stories: Pedro Baumgarten of Protest Kitchen, Porto March 15, 2026Porto, PortugalPedro Baumgarten has lived enough lives to fill several CVs. Musician, tattoo apprentice, DJ, designer, IT candidate: before...
Barista Stories: Junchao Huang of Calico Coffee, London March 6, 2026London, United KingdomJunchao Huang did not set out to become a coffee professional. Trained as an architectural designer, he arrived...
Barista Stories: Lionel Crasto of Formative Coffee & South India Coffee Company, London February 28, 2026London, United KingdomLionel Crasto moves between two coffee worlds with intent. Raised in Mumbai and now based in London, he...
Barista Stories: Junior Vargas Otero of Victoria Arduino, Vienna February 21, 2026Vienna, AustriaJunior Vargas Otero was born on a coffee farm in Cusco, Peru. Today, he lives in Vienna and...
Barista Stories: Volodymyr Petrina of Mazelab, Prague February 13, 2026Prague, Czech RepublicAt just 22, Volodymyr Petrina has already built a career many baristas spend years chasing. Originally from a...