Recently Caffeine Mag published an article about 21 Michelin-star chef Alain Ducasse, and the beautiful new café that he has opened in London (and Paris). As the article details, Ducasse holds a passion for combining the world of fine cuisine with the world of specialty coffee. Ducasse’s Le Café focuses entirely on coffee, creating a central role for the “cafélier”- a parallel to a sommelier, focusing on the entire experience and story of bean to cup expertise.

Ducasse himself has traveled to the origin, in searching for perfect cascara. His head roaster, Veda Viraswami finished third in the World Coffee Roasting Championships and is central to Le Café, echoing Ducasse’s vision into reality. Bringing the style of haute cuisine to coffee.

Read the article “ Taste the Essence” in Issue 38 of Caffeine Mag.