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Ever Meister

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Ever Meister has been a coffee professional and journalist for more than two decades, working in and covering the specialty coffee industry. Their work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, Serious Eats, Rachael Ray Everyday, Chowhound, Marketplace.org, Salon, and various coffee trade publications. They have also written and taught coffee curriculum for both professionals and consumers, hosted the marketing ethics podcast In Good Taste, and authored New York City Coffee: A Caffeinated History (2017). Meister lives in the Twin Cities with their partner and dog, and actually prefers half-caf most days.

Expert Advice

What All the Words on a Bag of Coffee Actually Mean

Natural vs. washed, blend vs. single-origin. A fruit salad’s worth of flavor notes. You need a cheat sheet to understand how the descriptors on the bag translate to the taste inside each cup.
Expert Advice

How to Make Pour-Over Coffee Like a Pro

An outstanding morning cup can be yours.
Expert Advice

How to Use a French Press to Make Easy Coffee Every Day

There’s more than one way to brew French press coffee; learn about two methods that result in very different cups.
Ingredients

Don’t Overlook the Other Ingredient in Your Coffee

Coffee lovers think a lot about freshly roasted beans. But your coffee-brewing water matters, too.