Monthly Archives: May 2017

Café culture in Coventry

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

Coventry is a welcoming city, a changing city, and a city full of culture –  it has submitted a bid to be the UK City of Culture 2021. When you think of café culture, Coventry probably isn’t the first city … Continue reading →

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Growing coffee shop culture in Nigeria: Cafe Neo and beyond

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

Historically, African countries are associated with growing coffee, rather than coffee consumption, although recent activity suggests this might be changing. I came across a video from CNN about a coffee company in Nigeria, Café Neo, which demonstrates a growing trends … Continue reading →

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Coffee and cafe culture in Portugal: revisited

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

Text available in English and Português As I mentioned in the previous post, I’ve recently been to Portugal and had the opportunity to explore a bit more of its coffee culture. In Portugal, unlike the UK, drinks bought in the … Continue reading →

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Specialty coffee culture in Portugal: Luso Coffee Roasters

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

Text available in English and Português Portugal is famous for its coffee culture; drinking coffee is an important part of every day life across the country. Cafes are present everywhere you can think of, right down to the most remote … Continue reading →

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Urban development and coffee shops: the end of the road for a coffee shop in Birmingham

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

I learned recently from an article in the Birmingham Mail that one of the first specialty coffee shops in Birmingham, 6/8 Kafe on Temple Row, is to close down after the building it inhabits is to be transformed into a … Continue reading →

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Exploring Coffee and Cafe Culture in Portugal

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

Text available in English and Português When I first visited Portugal I was at a stage in my life when I drank a lot of vanilla lattes, the odd espresso and americano, but mostly vanilla lattes, and when I travelled … Continue reading →

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