In one of those bars, at the central Speke Hotel in Kampala, Uganda's capital, he learned how to brew coffee.
Pop-up restaurants with long lines, coffee shops that brew one cup at a time and shops selling curiosities like local honey have followed the influx of cash.
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If you cannot make the coffee journey, which is held in November and January each year and tends to fill up as soon as it is announced on the website in early autumn, be sure to stop by Akha Ama Coffee to sample the brew.
The public is captivated by the vision of being able to control everything in their homes and offices, from temperature, lighting and security to using devices to brew cups of coffee, program entertainment, check health records, and conduct a myriad of other tasks.
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Pour-over pots like the Chemex, full-immersion brew methods like the French press, or hybrids like the Clever coffee dripper are the new trendy ways to brew.
The civet coffee beer is not the only adventurous brew that Mikkeller has attempted.
Black N Brew serves local La Colombe coffee, refreshing smoothies, hearty breakfast and lunch plates and features plenty of vegetarian and vegan options.
While the casual camper may be happy with instant coffee, the Flash Java Kit includes a French-press filter for a more refined brew as well as sample packet of Green Mountain Coffee organic house blend.
Opening within the next few months on the same colourful 19th century strip of Corktown, Astro Coffee will offer up a rare cup of gourmet brew and the Sugar House Bar, named in reference to the infamous Detroit prohibition-era Purple Gang (formerly known as the Sugar House Gang), will serve up a myriad of classic cocktails.
I'd become one of those spewing coffee autodidacts and I hadn't even pushed the brew button yet.
The truth is, even the greatest equipment can't make good coffee unless the barista has the know-how to brew it.
With tens of thousands of coffee products on the market and an infinite number of ways to brew, there's a ton of misinformation out there.
Perhaps the best place to start is the preparation and serving of coffee section, with a breathtaking list of the different ways of preparing your brew.
This has scared off customers, who have been defecting to fast-food chains such as Dunkin' Donuts or Panera Bread, which sell reasonable coffee for as little as a quarter of the price of a fancy Starbucks brew.
The designer's modern, minimal creations furnish the narrow, two-storey cafe, and a few of his works are also on sale, including a ceramic coffee roaster shaped like a gourd that works on an ordinary gas range, should you be inspired to brew your own perfect cup.
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