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Get an Espresso and an Exorcism at Bangkok's Premiere Witchcraft Cafe
Created by Wine Kongsorn and Nat Maitreemit to give the Thai Wiccan community a place to gather, Ace of Cups features spells, rituals, and cakes that match your astrological sign.
Juvenile Delinquents Are Trading Crime for Coffee at This Rotterdam Cafe
In Rotterdam, a new cafe is helping young men turn away from lives of crime by giving them jobs roasting and serving coffee. But this ain't charity—they're making legitimately great coffee.
Cronut King Recipe
Breakfast is the best way to start your day, but this is the best way to start the night.
When Wall Street Came to London
A look back at how British banking institutions were taken over by their Wall Street counterparts and the hardworking, hard-gambling culture of global finance as we know it took shape.
This Is Why Australians Hate Starbucks
Over the course of eight years, Starbucks opened 84 Frappuccino-slinging outlets across Australia, only to shutter 60 of them due to lack of customer interest.
In Defense of Pumpkin Spice
I reach for my paper cup and let sweet, spicy ambrosia warm the interior of my body. I imagine lying naked in a pile of dead leaves and letting a personified version of autumn ravish my entire body.
Coffee Beans Have Their Own Class System
Robusta coffee beans have been dogged by deep, long-standing prejudice in the java industry. One London company is hoping to spearhead a revival because global warming and increased international demand means quality coffee supplies can't come from...
Bad Coffee Is Dying a Slow Death in Paris
Coffee in Paris has been, historically speaking, rather dreadful—a bitter, black brew made from robusta beans. But now new cafés with a passion for good beans are slowly beginning to change French coffee culture for the better.
Some Cafés in the South of France Are Run Like the Mafia
Aix-en-Provence has a bit of a Mafia problem and it bleeds into the way its cafés have been run for over a century. We spoke to a waiter who spends his time stuffing cash into envelopes for anonymous men in suits and ignoring tourists.
David Lynch's Philosophy on Drinking Coffee
"I used to drink twenty cups a day. But they were smaller and in Styrofoam cups. Now I drink them in bigger cups."