It’s hard being a coffee snob. Thankfully, in the years since leaving the coffee industry, I’ve relaxed my expectations around drip—a little bit, anyway—but espresso is difficult. Most of it does not ...

Coffee is far from an afterthought at my house. I like to measure and freshly grind beans with each batch, and my small kitchen is overcrowded with tools like moka pots and milk frothers to suit ...