Coffee People (2025)

17/07/2024

Appreciation post for our Issue 23 Cover Sponsor 🙌
Comandante is clearly dedicated to creativity, supporting artists, and doing things that they believe in. We’re grateful for their enthusiasm about the zine so we can pay artists!

21/06/2024

Every Coffee Has a Story with Novel Coffee Roasters
And the story of Issue 23 / PAST wouldn’t be the same without the support of who sponsored the issue. They offer a range of single origin coffees and blends, and we want to highlight their Tried and True.

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18/06/2024

Repost from our awesome Stockists at .coffee 🙌
Did you know we’re a stockist? Swing by any of our cafes to pick up the latest issue, PAST, and celebrate the history of the coffee industry and all the creative folks within it!

15/06/2024

Repost from Issue 23 artist
☕️🚨 COOL NEWS 🚨☕️

I had a photo published in !!! This frame was an in-camera double exposure on 35mm film from a set back in October that I made with my pals at . I’m honored to be included in such a kick-ass publication with some really amazing artists - go check them out, copies of this issue are still available (: . .
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11/06/2024

Issue 23 *Article Feature*⁠
“A Coffee with Nonna” by Giada Morati (she/her)⁠
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“The smell is getting more and more intense as I walk up the stairs. Nonna is waiting for me at the entrance of her house, she smiles, fully aware she prepared my favorite for lunch. ⁠
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‘She looks so tiny’ I think, and yet she’s the strongest 93-year-old character I know, with her short grey hair and glass blue eyes, reflecting her direct and decisive personality.⁠
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Nonna lives in a small town in northern Italy, where all the houses are within walking distance from the church, the market, and the cemetery. Mountains are visible from every window.⁠
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As I walk in, I see the rest of my family already sitting at the table, and Nonna quickly starts serving her “Pasta al Pomodoro e Bisi”, pasta with homemade tomato sauce and green peas.⁠
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We talk and eat with the television on in the background. As always on her favorite gossip channels...”⁠
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⁠Read the full article in Issue 23⁠
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04/06/2024

Issue 23 *Article Feature*⁠
“My Life as Black Panther” by Jace Gaston⁠
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“By October 1966, we have seen our forefathers and mothers fight, scream, be beaten and hung fighting for their rights for hundreds of years. Trying to accomplish the change we need can no longer be done with non-violence.⁠
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The final jolt was the assassination of Malcolm X. The black leader who was willing to fight back for the people. He told us “by any means necessary.”Webelievedinhiswork and his heart and we had no other choice than to act on his behalf. Huey and Bobby came together to build a group of revolutionaries, The Black Panther Party. ⁠
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‘We use the Black Panther as our symbol because of the nature of a panther. The panther doesn’t strike anyone, but when he’s assailedupon,he’llbackupfirst. But, if the aggressor continues, then he’ll strike out.’ - Huey P. Newton⁠
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Journal entry 27⁠
1/27/1969⁠
Today was the first day of the Free Breakfast program. We worked so hard to start this program to help change our city. Once we start this the other chapters will begin the same. At times these ideas are frightening; we don’t know what the local government or state will do once we begin something new but we will not back down on taking care of our people. If they won’t we will!⁠ ...”⁠
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Read the full article in Issue 23⁠
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28/05/2024

Issue 23 *Article Feature*⁠
“Coffee Revolution in Chile: From Topless Cafes to Specialty Coffee”⁠ by Elizabeth Lazcano ⁠
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“For 15 wild years, Chile has been on a caffeine-fueled odyssey, diving deep into the world of specialty coffee.⁠
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While the industry is still finding its footing, coffee has become a daily ritual for Chileans, duking it out with tea for a spot in their hearts. And let’s face it, Chileans are known for sipping tea like it’s going out of style.⁠
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But coffee? Oh, coffee’s been making moves, slowly but surely. Its various forms have seduced all kinds of crowds, especially the fellas. Back in the ‘90s, Chile saw the rise of the “Cafés con Piernas” (Topless Café) phenomenon – a uniquely Chilean experience. Outsiders might compare it to hitting up Ho***rs, but Cafés con Piernas was more than just about the java.⁠
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Picture this: cafes with sc****ly clad women serving up more than just coffee. Before micro bikinis hit the beaches, these women were already rocking them as uniforms. It wasn’t just about a mid- afternoon caffeine fix; it was a chance for guys, especially office types, to ogle semi- naked ladies, sip on questionable coffee, and maybe even strike up a casual chat that could lead to... well, you get the idea...”⁠
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Read the full article in Issue 23⁠
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21/05/2024

Issue 23 Article Feature⁠
“30 Years On: A Woman in Coffee” by by Shirin Moayyad ⁠
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“IT’S 2019 AND⁠ I HAVE NOW WORKED NEARLY 30 YEARS IN COFFEE.⁠
I am at long last the founder and owner of my own coffee business. I have been in charge of a coffee farm in the remote Highlands of Papua New Guinea where I also managed a roasting and exporting company. I travelled the world buying coffees for Peet’s, I guided National Geographic’s film crew through the coffee fields of Ethiopia and Colombia. I’ve had a long and varied coffee career, taking advantage of every opportunity to expand my knowledge, further my skills and experience as much as possible. And yet, it still comes as a surprise when I face gender discrimination.⁠
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Last week my partner and I dismantled a 33-year- old kitchen we’d purchased online to refurbish for my new roastery’s cupping lab. Armed with crowbars, hatchet, saws and a mountain of tools, we set to. Mid-morning, the homeowner invited us in for a coffee break and began asking about our plans: why we needed this kitchen, what we planned to do with it etc. Eyes widening with interest, he asked a whole series of questions. Where they concerned construction and refurbishment, my partner answered. Where it had to do with coffee, Didier directed the gentleman to me, saying “Shirin is the coffee in this equation, she’s the one to answer that.” Kindly though he was, the gentleman only looked at me briefly, then immediately turned back to Didier, as if in subconscious denial that I, a woman, could possibly be the business owner, the authority, or the one who knew the answers on coffee. ...”⁠
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Read the full article in Issue 23⁠
Available in Print and Digital on coffeepeople.org⁠
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14/05/2024

Issue 23 / PAST Article Feature⁠
“Coffeehouse Culture in the Ottoman Empire” by Begüm Naz Obuz⁠
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“‘COFFEE IS A GIFT FROM TURKS TO THE WORLD’ (ALLEN, 1999).⁠
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This quote is the best sentence explaining the importance of coffee in Turkish culture. The history of our 500-year-old culture sheds light on us today. Imagine a country where the plant of coffee is called the coffee tree, the fruit is called the coffee flower, the color is brown and the place where it is brewed is called a coffeehouse. In this article, I will try to give you information about the art produced in coffeehouses in Ottoman culture. The first coffeehouses in the Ottoman Empire were opened in Istanbul in 1555 with the approval of the Sultan. Its first customers were the elite segment of society. Coffeehouses witnessed many arts exhibited there, poems were burned, poems were recited and even competitions were held. About the first coffeehouses, Özdemir Nutku says that ‘people who loved to read and were people of pleasure came here, read books, newspapers and played games such as backgammon and chess’. (Nutku, 1976). As can be understood from here, coffeehouses were social environments where people often spent time, and over time, they were filled with poets, men of letters, and people who understood science and art. ...”⁠
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Read the full article in Issue 23 / PAST⁠
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07/05/2024

Issue 23 Article Feature⁠
“If These Cafe Walls Could Talk” by Erin Tarectecan (she/hers)⁠
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“That single-origin espresso you’ve been ordering from your hip daytime cafe might seem like clean, modern fuel for the working everyday Joe, but you’d be mistaken to sum it up so easily. It is merely the latest, most modern shape this mystical beverage has taken in the last several centuries.⁠
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That coffee shop you’re in? It’s not just a cool hangout or study spot. It is a house of worship, a free university for intellectuals, a ‘third space,’ and a virtual collective museum of our dependence on the coffee plant, depending on which century in which you find yourself. Let’s take a quick walk through the past. As it turns out, its remnants are still breathing all around us. ⁠
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Take, for example, the working-class folks sitting in the cafe around you. With their standard array of laptops, books, half-open backpacks, and headphones spread out across the room, the cafe of today feels like little more than a public working space. Students meet and gather, professional⁠
meetings take place, and office workers catch up to refuel on their breaks. This is what it often feels like cafes are for – a modern workplace, a neutral public space organized around our favorite permissible drug...”⁠
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Read the full article in Issue 23 / PAST⁠
Available in Print and Digital at coffeepeople.org⁠ . .⁠
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29/03/2024

Issue 22 / WATER is still available
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14/03/2024

Issue 22 Artist Feature
Bethany A. DiLoretoa.diloreto “unconventional art using unconventional mediums”

About the Artist
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been pushing the limits of my imagination through art. I started my journey with watercolors a few years ago and immediately learned that the magic of this medium lies in the fact that you can’t always see what it will become during the process.
My newfound love for watercolors got me wondering: what else could I use as paint? So, one evening, I spilled some wine onto my canvas and watched it come to life. That experiment lit a spark, and I started testing out other mediums, such as coffee and beer. Each medium offers its own unique properties and effects, allowing for endless experimentation. Wine provides bold rich colors, beer produces a distinct glossy effect, and with coffee I can create limitless transparent layers that build up beautifully.
I didn’t realize it at the time, but my curiosity wasn’t just about learning a new skill; it was a journey of self-discovery. It challenged me to think differently and taught me to let go of perfection and create more freely. Much like watercolor, in life, we don’t always know what the outcome of our choices will be, but if we embrace the art of letting go, the results just might surprise us.
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