Fresh Ground is a blog for global nomads and kindred cosmopolitans. Plan your own trip, or follow along with my guides to cafes and reviews of the world's best coffee in Asia, Europe, North America, and beyond.

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A trip to Paris, introducing Cafe Lomi & Frog Fights

A trip to Paris, introducing Cafe Lomi & Frog Fights

The French have, some would say deservedly, a terrible reputation in the specialty coffee community. I tried to find a few good cafes to review while I was in Paris over the holidays, a little ray of hope for the French coffee scene, but unfortunately most of the time they were closed due to special...
Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

Wishing all of you readers a happy holiday season. I’m currently in snowy Paris with my girlfriend, enjoying the food and the sights. I’ve heard of two cafes worth visiting: Merce and the Muse, and La Cafeotheque. Any other recommendations? Pass them my way via comments! Wishing all of you readers a happy holiday season....

Park Hyatt, Seoul

It’s surprising how few fine dining establishments bother to compliment their meticulously prepared food with quality coffee. A while ago I found out that LAMILL has a roastery in Korea that supplies coffee to a few restaurants and hotels, including the Hyatt, so I was looking forward to trying it out at some point. For...

Beijing Airport

We’re back in Korea, but not before sitting through a mind numbing twelve hour delay at Beijing International, a blizzard that caused 298 cancellations right after we finally took off. Arriving at 5am local time, after a sleepless 12 hour flight that departed at 1am Los Angeles time, I was in dire need of caffeine....