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Lacey Ramirez
Dec 25, 20185 min read
10 Best Specialty Coffee Shops in Paris
Here’s a peek into my favorite specialty coffee shops in Paris. Last summer, needed desperately to decompress from a failed PhD program...
Lacey Ramirez
Dec 18, 20185 min read
Sharing Coffee at Coutume Café with France’s Champion Barista
For the final Paris specialty coffee feature, I sat down for coffee with Caroline, France’s Champion Barista and Wholesale Manager at...
Lacey Ramirez
Dec 15, 20185 min read
La Fontaine de Belleville bridges the gap between “café” and specialty coffee
For this Paris specialty coffee feature, I sat down with Thomas, the co-founder of La Fontaine de Belleville to discuss his mission to...
Lacey Ramirez
Dec 7, 20183 min read
Mindfulness and Moderation: The Ingredients in French Wine Culture
The Winter 2018 issue of Gastronomica features my research paper “A Tale of Two Cities: Differences in Wine-Drinking Culture in Nice and...
Lacey Ramirez
Nov 28, 20186 min read
Recipes from a Vegan Thanksgiving
Each family has their eccentricities, and mine has many. After moving away from home, I have grown to accept the things that I will never...
Lacey Ramirez
Oct 31, 20184 min read
My father, the home coffee roaster
As a child, I swore I would never drink coffee. I would plug my nose and hide my 5-year-old body behind my father’s long legs as he...
Lacey Ramirez
Oct 3, 20185 min read
How to host the world's best vegan tea party
One of my favorite activities as a girl was to play tea party. Each day at precisely 3’o’clock, I would dress my teddy bear to the nines,...
Lacey Ramirez
Sep 12, 20186 min read
High on chocolat? What to expect from a Parisian cacao ceremony
As a child, chocolate was my weapon of choice. I lived with desserts on lock-down in a nutrition-conscious home. I nibbled at my main...
Lacey Ramirez
Sep 5, 20184 min read
Matamata and the Rise of the Coworking Space
For this Paris specialty coffee feature, I sat down with Gaël, the co-founder of Matamata to discuss the rise of the co-working space and...
Lacey Ramirez
Aug 30, 20186 min read
KB Cafeshop and the rise of the superbarista
For this Paris specialty coffee feature, I sat down with Nicolas, the Founder of KB Cafeshop to discuss the rise of the superbarista and...
Lacey Ramirez
Aug 21, 20185 min read
Holybelly: A Taste of Melbourne in Paris
For this Paris specialty coffee feature, I sat down with Nico, the Founder of Holybelly, to discuss his intention to bring a little taste...
Lacey Ramirez
Aug 15, 20186 min read
Ten Belles: Where Wine May Be the Answer to Coffee
For this Paris specialty coffee feature, I spoke with Anselme, the owner of Ten Belles, to discuss the ways in which wine may be the...
Lacey Ramirez
Aug 7, 20186 min read
Café Lomi and the Moral Dilemma of the $5 Latte
For this Paris specialty coffee feature, I sat down with Paul, a roaster at Café Lomi, to discuss the city’s coffee scene and the ethical...
Lacey Ramirez
Jul 30, 20184 min read
Paris Specialty Coffee Spotlight: Café Loustic
The Paris Coffee Revolution has built upon the café culture of the city to include space for specialty coffee. Characteristically burnt...
Lacey Ramirez
Jul 17, 20186 min read
5 Ways to Make Coffee: A Voyage to Discover “True Coffee” at La Caféothèque, Paris
« Qu’est-ce qu’un vrai café ? » (“What is ‘true coffee’?”) was the opening question of a two-hour training at La Caféothèque. In any...
Lacey Ramirez
Jun 25, 20185 min read
English wine is improving – Is it cultural or climate change?
“We drink bottles, not glasses!” This quote scribbled out on a survey seemed to epitomize English wine-drinking culture four years ago....
Lacey Ramirez
Jun 18, 20185 min read
Vines, wine, and family time: How my love for the drink took root
When most Southern Illinoisan kids hit age 21, we transition into adulthood with momentous ritual celebration. Our rites of passage into...
Lacey Ramirez
Jun 13, 20186 min read
"I just want to be Anthony Bourdain": Reliving the legacy through meals around the world
My steps felt unexpectedly light as I ran the neighborhood streets, my heart pounding with anticipation. After spending nearly ¾ of my...
Lacey Ramirez
May 28, 20188 min read
Coffee and Conversation with Erik Modahl - Founder of Beantrust
Erik Modahl is revolutionizing social exchange in Boston through a simple but powerful concept: coffee and conversation. As the founder...
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