In our February + March 2025 problem, we function Joel + Josh Zuniga from Reno, Nev., who’re utilizing specialty espresso to uplift Native communities. Additionally included are articles on roasting your individual, computerized milk frothers, methods to make kombucha, ’One on One’ with Wendy De Jong, and far, rather more!
BY SARAH ALLEN
BARISTA MAGAZINE
Welcome to the February + March 2025 problem of Barista Journal! We’re excited to share the brand new problem with our readers since we’ve packed its pages with tons of nice tales and terrific content material. You may subscribe by our on-line retailer to obtain a hardcopy paper model of the journal mailed to you, or learn it totally free with our digital version right here.
Cowl Characteristic: Joel + Josh Zuniga
After a random encounter with espresso harvesting on a visit by Costa Rica in 2013, twin brothers Josh and Joel Zuniga fell in love with espresso. Additionally they realized that they may construct promising pathways to success for his or her Native neighborhood in Reno, Nev., by beginning a specialty-coffee enterprise. Starting as wholesale solely, Star Village Espresso has since opened a retail store and extends employment alternatives to native Native excessive schoolers. They work to include Native elements into their drinks—the maize latte has been a success—in an effort to have fun Indigenous meals, folks, and historical past.
’Magic Milk: The Rise of Computerized Milk Steamers’
Seemingly in a single day, computerized milk steamers went from a relative novelty to a necessity for busy espresso bars. As their numbers and choices multiply, our article breaks down what they provide, how the fashions differ, and what they’ll do for service in your café. This story consists of an in-depth have a look at the trend-turned-mainstay, and leaders within the discipline equivalent to La Marzocco’s Wally Milk, Good Moose, Morning Dream, and others.
’Wonderful Areas: From Automotive Wash to Café’
In our new sequence, “Wonderful Areas,“ we glance to spotlight espresso retailers in attention-grabbing or uncommon areas, and a café in a automotive wash definitely matches the invoice. When seeking to develop their operations in Kearney, Neb., Barista’s Day by day Grind co-owners Edgar Cruz and Jasmin McGinnis struggled to discover a location till they modified their perspective. As an alternative of searching for a brand new construct, they determined to transform an present construction, and with a decent timeline, restricted finances, and loads of elbow grease, the Barista’s Day by day Grind workforce created one thing wonderful.
’So You Wish to Roast Your Personal Espresso’
When seeking to develop a espresso firm from a retail-only enterprise to a roaster-retailer, having a sound plan and loads of assistance will make the transition simpler. Author Josh Rank interviewed specialists from Mill Metropolis Roasters, First Crack Espresso, Espresso Tools Execs, Bellwether Espresso, and extra for his or her insights and steerage on methods to make the leap efficiently within the February + March 2025 problem.
’One on One with Wendy De Jong’
When Wendy De Jong began in specialty espresso in Seattle, specialty espresso was barely even a factor. In her many years of expertise since, she has been witness to and an instigator for change within the espresso trade. She moved to Sydney, Australia, 13 years in the past and joined main specialty-coffee roaster Single O, which is thought for its exacting sustainable practices, and has labored there ever since.
And A lot Extra Inside
Additionally within the February + March 2025 problem: “The Knockbox,“ specializing in methods to create the right bar movement by longtime espresso skilled, former U.S. Barista Champion, and retailing knowledgeable Laila Ghambari; a have a look at the quickly rising world of kombucha and methods to add your individual line in “Foam“; “Subject Stories“ taking you alongside on journeys to Nicaragua to supply spices, and to Nepal seeking mountaineering and occasional; and far, rather more.
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