Article in barista magazine

Check out my new article on the coffee scene in Harlem in the "Field Reports" section of the new issue of barista. The article begins on page 31. Click here to read it.

An excerpt:

Still, for a city of this size, where the disdainful restaurant review pan was elevated to an art form and where the local papers run wine columns the way most towns discuss high school football, there has been a remarkable lack of sophistication when it comes to coffee. The corner bodegas feature commodity grade robusta, and in many neighborhoods the big chains still pass for “gourmet.” But things are changing. Events like the one at Society — and others we have hosted around the city over the last couple of years — have proven that there is no lack of interest in great coffee.

What made the night at Society feel special, aside from the amazingly warm atmosphere (and the waffles), was that it was taking place right there in Harlem, on Frederick Douglass Boulevard where Richard Wright and Malcom X used to roam.

Read on [go to page 31]...