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While researching a blog post for work, I stumbled upon the happy fact that many of my favorite Portland, Oregon microroasters now ship their beans around the country. One of them is Water Avenue Coffee Company, whose neon-lit cafĂ© and No. 7 House Blend I just discovered on my last visit to Portland (despite the fact that they've been creating handcrafted coffees since 2009). What impressed me most about Water Avenue wasn't just the vintage packaging and smooth flavor of my pour-over coffee, but the friendliness of the baristas—not in a bubbly, green-aproned way, but showing genuine interest in human beings as well as hand-brewed coffees.
In writing-related news, be sure to check out my predictions
for "China's Next 10 Years" in terms of business and development for
October's Global Traveler.
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| Photos by Joe Voigts |
