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Coffee – Ethiopian Style

By Buunni | Published: July 25, 2012

by Bo Campot, Buunni Associate   As we look forward to opening Cafe Buunni, we have been thinking about the relationship between coffee and community.  In Ethiopia, the two come together in the coffee ceremony. The Ethiopian coffee ceremony is a time for friends and family to come together to share stories and news.  Social life [...]

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Addis Ababa ‘makyato’

By Sarina | Published: January 15, 2012

We’ve spent the last week settling in Addis Ababa. Coffee is everywhere in Addis, a city with a strong café culture which only seems to be growing stronger.  While many of the espresso machines and drink preparations are Italian in origin, they have been ‘Ethiopianized’ and in our opinion made even better.  The macchiato is [...]

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