A good espresso is a sublime experience: rich, sweet, and wonderfully caffeinated. But, who woke up one morning and thought to themselves, ‘I’m going to build a contraption that forces a tiny amount of super hot water with incredible pressure through a bed of very finely ground coffee’?Well, the fact is, the first “espresso” machine built 150 years ago was a ... Show More
Jul 2025
The two ingredients in water that ruin your coffee, and the ancient story behind them
<p class="p1">550 million years ago, earth was perfect. We had perfect water for coffee AND we were living in a vegetarian paradise!</p>
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<p class="p1">But then Earth changed—violently. The planet shifted from a peaceful, plant-eating paradise to a darker, more ... Show More
38m 40s
Oct 2022
Introducing: The Science of Coffee
The Science of Coffee is a journey into coffee's hidden microscopic secrets to help you make even better coffee at home.
Across six episodes, documentary maker and coffee professional James Harper takes you deep into the world of water for coffee, coffee extraction, plant genet ... Show More
3m 39s
Nov 2023
The Coffee Expert: The Surprising Link Between Coffee, Mental Health, Depression & Heart Disease! James Hoffmann
If you enjoy hearing about the world of coffee, I recommend you check out my conversation with the founder of Pret, Julian Metcalfe, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uViyOJsc6O4
It’s the world’s most popular drink, with people drinking over 2 billion cups ... Show More
1h 23m
Apr 2023
Is this the end of the British caff?
The British "caff" - slang for café, and home of the breakfast fry up, or "full english" - is under threat. Many have closed, struggling to compete with changing tastes and the success of chains. Many of Britain’s historic caffs opened in the 1940s and 50s, run by Italian migrant ... Show More
35m 16s