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    Perfect Daily Grind > Articles by: James Lee
James Lee

James is a contributor based in the UK.

Barista tamping in the portafilter
August 7, 2019

What’s Next? Career Development Options For Baristas

Being a barista can be fascinating and rewarding. It can also be demanding and is often low paid. Many baristas see the job as a ...read more
Written by James Lee
screenshot of article
April 11, 2019

PDG Does Not Tolerate Racist Instagram Comments

Last week, we published an honest and relevant article, Being Black in Specialty Coffee, that we stand by. The writer, Sierra Burgess-Yeo, a woman of ...read more
Written by James Lee
October 31, 2018

Exploring Saudi Arabia’s Growing Specialty Coffee Scene

The Middle East is experiencing huge growth in its coffee industry. Specialty coffee shop chains are thriving here, particularly in Dubai and Saudi Arabia. There ...read more
Written by James Lee
Coffee farm Santa Barbara, Honduras
October 15, 2018

Micro Mills & Third Wave Cafés: Exploring Honduras’ Specialty Coffee

Honduras is a producing nation with a thriving specialty café scene. This small Central American country has it all. Perfect Daily Grind packed our bags ...read more
Written by James Lee
June 20, 2018

WOC 2018, Amsterdam: The Cupping Schedule

We’re just days away from one of the biggest coffee events of the year: World of Coffee, Amsterdam. Set in one of Europe’s trendiest cities, the ...read more
Written by James Lee
June 11, 2018

Play The World Cup Football Pool – & Support Coffee Communities!

Love football (almost) as much as you love coffee? Can’t wait for the FIFA World Cup to kick off? Like the idea of winning money ...read more
Written by James Lee
May 29, 2018

Coffee Industry Looks to Brazil as It Hosts 4 World Championships

2018 will be a good year for Brazil and International Coffee Week (ICW): the SCA just announced that the country will host the World Brewer’s Cup ...read more
Written by James Lee
April 13, 2018

Your One-Stop VIDEO Guide to Seattle’s Specialty Coffee Shops

Heading to SCA Expo in Seattle? Lucky you! With four days of non-stop coffee slurping, not to mention all the merchandise, the coffee competitions, and ...read more
Written by James Lee
drying beans
December 11, 2017

How to Get a Loan as a Coffee Producer

Getting a loan can help you to expand your farm size, invest in processing equipment, purchase new varietals, and more. While we would always recommend ...read more
Written by James Lee
coffee
November 17, 2017

Brew Guide: How Does Pulse Pouring Affect Extraction?

If you want the best possible coffee, you can’t overlook the importance of your drink’s biggest ingredient: water. Temperature, quality, chemical composition, distribution method… it ...read more
Written by James Lee
Niche Zero espresso
September 13, 2017

Niche Zero Grinder Offers Almost Zero Retention

Niche Zero is a new coffee grinder that’s designed to disrupt the prosumer market – and it may well succeed. It offers professional-quality grinding at ...read more
Written by James Lee
Black coffee
September 8, 2017

Coffee Tasting Basics: Taste vs Flavour

When you get better at tasting coffee, at understanding the different flavours and what causes them, you enjoy coffee more. You can savour the acidity ...read more
Written by James Lee
parchment coffee
September 6, 2017

What Is Parchment Coffee? A VIDEO Guide

Coffee beans are bought and sold as parchment, but do you actually know what it is? What it looks like? And how to recognise quality ...read more
Written by James Lee
Coffee producers in their farm
August 31, 2017

New Film Will Explore Brazil’s Specialty Coffee Culture

Coffee is not just coffee. That’s the name Supernova Coffee Roasters have given their new film, which will focus on the Brazilian specialty coffee culture. ...read more
Written by James Lee
Coffee Art tulip sample page
August 18, 2017

5-Time Latte Art Champion Publishes Latte Art Design Book

Dhan Tamang has been the UK Latte Art Champion for the last five years – and in 2016, he was a finalist in the World ...read more
Written by James Lee
US coffee shop
July 27, 2017

Study Gives Insight Into Coffee Shop & Roastery Profitability

You can spend hours staring at the accounts, but still not know how to improve your profits. However, a new SCA Benchmarking Study has taken ...read more
Written by James Lee

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