1 the daily grind 2 croissant cure e ma Think you’ve got what it takes to make it in the world? Crisp and buttery, naked or dressed, a freshly baked croissant meet th chines Joel Singer, founder of Origin Roasting, gives us the lowdown paired with really good coffee is the ultimate cure-all. on what he believes it takes to be a great . Your Cape Town Coffee Fix: A guide to the best local, artisan coffee experiences in the Mother City. Introducing the hard-working machines. what a customer is going to order when they walk through the door, includ- bean there deluxe ing how they like it. This Can be volatile, A fiery red head is known as the “Cheers but at heart a who ain’t scared sensitive soul of gettin’ the job Effect”. who needs love, done.

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per capita 20 At 12kg per person per year, the Finns are hands 17 down coffee drinking champions. Brazilians average only 5,6kg despite being the world’s leading coffee producers. Even so, they put South Africans, who consume a paltry 0,4kg per person per year, to shame. 03 19

02 07 vive la cafe! Café Le Procope, which opened in 1686 and served coffee to the likes of Voltaire, Robespierre, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas 04 Jefferson, is believed to be the first French coffee house. It still operates today. 05

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