Hospitality
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Dissecting Hospitality — the guest always sits with a drink at hand
In 1988 I visited the magnificent city of Vienna for the very first time. For the following twelve years I sat in about ten of their traditional Coffeehouses, most of which have been in operation at least 80 years, some over a century. Café Hawelka was my most frequent choice. It was opened in 1939…
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kale’i, tona
Wisdom, science and culture, all seem to agree that the mother who gave birth in her highlands to the coffea berries, through flowering shrubs and trees of the Rubiaceae family, was the beautiful Ethiopia. Today, the traditional Ethiopian coffee rituals continue vibrantly. These entail the whole process needed to brew a cup of coffee —…
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