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 a day, but we still can’t agree on the most important facts about coffee.
In this new episode Steven sits down with the world leading coffee expert, James Hoffmann. James won the World Barista Championship in 2007, is the co-founder of Square Mile Coffee Roasters and through his YouTube channel has become one of the leading figures in the world of coffee. He is also the author of ‘The World Atlas of Coffee’ and ‘How to Make the Best Coffee at Home’.
In this conversation James and Steven discuss topics, such as:

Where coffee really comes from

How coffee is the world's most popular drug

Why you can't tell how much caffeine is in your coffee

How to get the maximum benefit from coffee

How he went from not drinking coffee to an expert in 2 years

Why coffee costs so much

The best high street coffee you can buy

How we are all addicted to coffee

Why you get the coffee jitters

What is the lethal level of coffee

How caffeine is an insect repellent

The history of coffee

How coffee changed the world

Why 1 cup of coffee will increase your life

How he became the world’s best barista

The best way to make coffee

How to have a better cup of coffee

Why coffee pods are rubbish

His favourite coffee

How he made his passion his life

Why he became obsessed by coffee

How he learned to communicate


You can purchase James’ most recent book, ‘How to Make The Best Coffee at Home’, here: https://amzn.to/3SO1Xl1

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