I’ve enjoyed going to Fort Defiance for quite some time now, drawn in by the great Southern-infused food and the imposing portrait of General Zapata hanging on the back wall.

South Korean megachain Caffebene just opened an outpost not far from my office. I've seen some other of their shops in the city but this was my first time inside one.

My attempt at a tulip produced a sad weed withered by disease.

I really should have done some research before the trip but it didn't happen and, anyway, we were pretty much resort-bound so maybe it wouldn't have mattered.

I ran across this article about coffee roasting at thekitchn. It's rather simple but is works as a primer.