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Coffee and the God Shot. The Drinks Menu

Dan Saladino journeys into coffee's past, present and future. He discovers a world of new flavours, but finds that things are more precarious than they may seem.

Dan Saladino journeys into coffee's past, present and future. He discovers a world of new flavours, far from his formative espresso experiences in Sicily - and finds that things are more precarious than they may seem. Are we living in a golden age of coffee?

Behind every cup of coffee is a story - or rather many stories. A whole chain, from people to processes, all of which make a difference to the taste and experience.

Featured in the programme are Stephen Leighton - roaster and founder of Hasbean, James Hoffman - author of 'The World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing', Barista Claire Wallace - Winner of the 2015 Scottish Aeropress Championships, Professor Robert W Thurston - coffee shop owner and Senior Editor of 'Coffee - A Comprehensive Guide', Alejandro Martinez - Coffee Grower in El Salvador and Sarada Krishnan - Director of Horticulture at the Denver Botanic Gardens and coffee scientist..... and Joe of Brew in Bristol who makes Dan's espressos when he takes a break from The Food Programme office.

The podcast of this programme features extra material, including coffee businessman Kenfe Bellay on the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony and a new coffee story from the Ark of Taste.

Producer: Rich Ward.

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30 minutes

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Mon 5 Sep 2016 15:30
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Presenter Dan Saladino
Producer Rich Ward

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  • Sun 4 Sep 2016 12:32
    ±«Óãtv Radio 4 FM
  • Mon 5 Sep 2016 15:30
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