CONTRIBUTORS
S. MICHAL BENNETT co-owns Coffee Roboto, a mobile coffee cart that traverses the streets of Coeur
PERRY CZOPP is a coffee professional from Phoenix, Arizona, now sourcing and exporting coffees from Costa Rica.
CHEYANNE PAREDES is a Portlandbased photographer who enjoys capturing the coffee industry from
d’Alene, Idaho. Besides slinging shots, she’s been actively putting pen to paper since she was 15, writing about food, health, and most things literary. Read “Ready to Drink Something New?,” p. 30.
His passion for learning and sharing knowledge has translated into an affinity for writing specifically about Costa Rican coffee (“Costa Rica—Part Three: Innovating Together,” p. 36), with plans to play a large role in the coffee exchange between Costa Rica and the rest of the world.
bean to cup. Her work is influenced by her experience in the coffee industry, as well as her trips to coffee origin, as seen in “Costa Rica—Part Three: Innovating Together,” p.36.
MICHAEL BUTTERWORTH is a coffee educator and consultant living in Istanbul, Turkey. He co-founded thecoffeecompass.com, mostly as an excuse to visit more cafés. He’s also a licensed Q grader and a two-time USBC competitor. In this issue, he explores “Espresso Machines: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Automation,” p. 22.
ANNA MARIANI is a tea blogger, content creator, recipe developer, writer, and photographer based in San Francisco, California. She’s on a mission to transform tea into an approachable and fun experience, like with “Craft Tea Cocktails,” p. 12. She loves tea and food pairings, and she’s fascinated by the great potential tea has in bringing people together and bridging cultures. Follow her blog “The Tea Squirrel” at teasquirrel.com.
Lexington, Kentucky-based freelance writer ROBIN ROENKER has extensive experience reporting on business trends, from cybersecurity to real estate, personal finance, and green living. For Fresh Cup, she explores sustainable practices in cafés in her column, “The Last Plastic Straw,” p. 50.
ON THE COVER: A Costa Rican coffee farmer loads up a truck of freshly-picked coffee cherries. Photo by Cheyanne Paredes
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