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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...

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Sharing Coffee at Coutume Café with France’s Champion Barista

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...

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La Fontaine de Belleville bridges the gap between “café” and specialty coffee

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...

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Lacey Ramirez

Oct 24, 20185 min read

Making Macarons in Paris

The sugary sparkle of macarons bejeweled the summer that I lived in poverty in Marseille, France. The city was a glaring contrast of rich...

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How to host the world's best vegan tea party

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,...

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High on chocolat? What to expect from a Parisian cacao ceremony

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...

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Matamata and the Rise of the Coworking Space

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...

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KB Cafeshop and the rise of the superbarista

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...

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Holybelly: A Taste of Melbourne in Paris

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...

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Ten Belles: Where Wine May Be the Answer to Coffee

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...

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Café Lomi and the Moral Dilemma of the $5 Latte

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...

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Paris Specialty Coffee Spotlight: Café Loustic

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...

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Shakespeare and Company’s Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Lacey Ramirez

Jul 24, 20185 min read

Shakespeare and Company’s Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

My initial impression of Shakespeare and Company was far from love at first site. As a 14-year-old on my first trip to Paris, I couldn’t...

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5 Ways to Make Coffee: A Voyage to Discover “True Coffee” at La Caféothèque, Paris

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...

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Lacey Ramirez

Jul 10, 20188 min read

A day in a writer's life in Paris

“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young (wo)man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for...

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Lacey Ramirez

Jul 3, 20186 min read

My blind date in Paris

I felt butterflies fluttering wildly in my stomach as I approached the door for my fateful blind date. The waiter at the reception said...

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