Especially the Espuma No. 2

Espuma means “froth” or “foam” in Spanish. Froth: what makes a cappuccino so delicious. The proverbial icing to the cake, the sugary froth to the dalgona coffee, the sweet whipped cream to the dark chocolate mousse. And even, the whitecap to the Mediterranean ocean wave. In coffee and in life, espuma brings a little bit more effortless, airy lightness. Espuma: a weekly curated collection of coffee & chocolate themed articles, items and thoughts. Join us here every Friday.

Quote for the weekend

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Coffee & Reading the morning paper

• This week, it starting snowing chocolate in Switzerland! True story.
• It was just announced that local roaster Rise Up Coffee will open in the famed Annapolis Market this fall! Read our review of Rise Up’s eastern shore (MD).
• Overwhelmed or stressed? Dark chocolate can help. #science
• Hello, Mocha Chocolate Kit Kat! Yum! Coming this November and part of the permanent Kit Kat lineup.
• Attention coffee businesses (+chocolate brands, or even personal brands): We enjoyed this podcast episode of action steps to improve your messaging and drive differentiation. {Try zooming to minute 22:00 to learn about “clarity” during COVID and beyond}
• SALE: This award-winning milk chocolate bar with glazed pili nuts and toasted pinipig. (Pinpig, immature grains of glutinous rice, is common in Philippine desserts!)
• Trending on TikTok: Making multi-colored chocolate popcorn. Have you tried making this at home?
• As we start slowly decorating for the fall season, one chocolate scented candle is on our wish list.
• Krispy Kreme will open a flagship store in NYC this September with a 24-hour doughnut window.
• Embrace 10 ways to get started with a slow living lifestyle.

Some chocolate dessert

• We’re seriously craving this new chocolate bar from Iceland that “tastes like coffee, malt and burnt toast.”
• Final days of summer have you longing for a bonfire? This new recipe for smore’s chocolate chip cookies with Reeses cups look incredible! You can make it with these dark chocolate chips.

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