If you’re anything like us, the first thing you do in the morning is make a cup of coffee. Whether you consider it a luxury or a necessity—or both!—we’re taking a deep dive on coffee this week. We’ll explore everyone’s favorite morning ritual with the help of a few coffee nerds, including René Martinez of J. René Coffee Roasters, Kaitlyn O’Keefe of Redding Roasters, plus coffee historian Stewart Lee Allen, and author Jessica Easto. Jessica wrote a manual on how to brew coffee at home. We’re also sharing your shout-outs for the best coffee and coffee roasters in the state.

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Robyn Doyon-Aitken and Catie Talarski produced this show.

Guests:
J. René Martinez – owner of J. René Coffee Roasters in West Hartford
Kaitlyn O’Keefe – owner of Redding Roasters in Bethel
Stewart Lee Allen – author of The Devil’s Cup
Jessica Easto – author of Craft Coffee, A Manual: Brewing a Better Cup at Home

If you&rsquo;re anything like us, the first thing you do in the morning is make a cup of coffee. Whether you consider it a luxury or a necessity&mdash;or both!&mdash;we&rsquo;re taking a deep dive on coffee this week. We&rsquo;ll explore everyone&rsquo;s favorite morning ritual with the help of a few coffee nerds, including Ren&eacute; Martinez of J. Ren&eacute; Coffee Roasters, Kaitlyn O&rsquo;Keefe of Redding Roasters, plus coffee historian Stewart Lee Allen, and author Jessica Easto. Jessica wrote a manual on how to brew coffee at home. We&rsquo;re also sharing your shout-outs for the best coffee and coffee roasters in the state.
Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ctpublic/">Facebook</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/wnpr">Twitter</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="mailto:seasoned@ctpublic.org">email</a>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:seasoned@ctpublic.org">seasoned@ctpublic.org</a>
Robyn Doyon-Aitken and Catie Talarski produced this show.
Guests: J. Ren&eacute; Martinez &ndash; owner of <a href="https://www.jrenecoffee.com/">J. Ren&eacute; Coffee Roasters</a> in West Hartford Kaitlyn O&rsquo;Keefe &ndash; owner of <a href="https://www.reddingroasters.com/">Redding Roasters</a> in Bethel Stewart Lee Allen &ndash; author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Devils-Cup-History-According-Coffee/dp/1641290102/">The Devil&rsquo;s Cup</a> Jessica Easto &ndash; author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Coffee-Manual-Brewing-Better/dp/1572842334/">Craft Coffee, A Manual: Brewing a Better Cup at Home</a>

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