With the warm days of summer upon us, we here at Kaldi’s are excited not only about some of the great seasonal coffees we have coming in, but one of our other passions…BBQ.

By Chef Frank McGinty

As coffee fanatics, early summer is one of our favorite times of the year. Typically in late May through June some of our favorite coffees of the year are beginning to arrive, Central American coffees!

In February 2010 I was invited to visit Ethiopia for the 4th Annual Ethiopian Coffee Roundtable and the first ever Cupping Caravan. This trip was very exciting – my first visit to the birthplace of coffee. Coffee was first discovered in Ethiopia centuries ago and still grows wild in many parts of the country. Coffee is a part of most Ethiopians’ lives one way or another. As many as 20 million Ethiopians depend on coffee for their... 

After a few weeks of reflecting on my experience at this year’s Annual Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Conference in Anaheim, a renewal of energy, ideas and commitment to grow the specialty industry runs top of mind.