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CONTRIBUTORS 11111111111111111111 PETER AGOSTINELLI is a Pittsburgh-based freelance writer whose Kansas City native EMILY MCINTYRE was thrilled to have the work last appeared in the October 2012 edition of Fresh Cup. This excuse to learn more about her Midwest metropolis' stellar coffee month he takes a look at what's led to the fast and quality-fueled landscape ("Big Small Town," p. 34). McIntyre is a barista and development of the specialty coffee market in Austin, Texas freelance writer who contributes regularly to Fresh Cup. ("The Heart of Texas Coffee," p. 31). KATHY BELDEN adds to our "Retailer Spotlight" section (p. 58) with a profile of Muggswigz Coffee & Tea, an expanding ing design, art, food and travel. For a feature this month, she delves roaster-retailer in Canton, Ohio. Belden is a frequent contribu- into the surprisingly robust specialty-coffee scene in Prague, tor to several northeast Ohio publications and is a co-founder the place she has called home for a decade ("Building Brew- of ARTicles, a magazine celebrating the audible, edible and visual hemia," p. 52). Plockova has written for American Craft Magazine, arts in Canton. cntraveller.com, The Christian Science Monitor and others. WILL FRITH is currently spending his days learning about special- Regular Fresh Cup contributor DANIEL P. SMITH offers up nine ty Arabica in Vietnam's Lam Dong province and Ho Chi Minh City, best practices that successful shops utilize when purchasing their and he writes about some of his notable findings in "When Yield non-beverage goods ("Smart Money," p. 48). "There's so much Is No Longer Enough" (p. 42). A former barista, trainer and to be learned from other operators," the Chicago-based writer roaster in the U.S., Frith hopes to be part of growing the specialty says. "These are the folks in the field every day fighting the battle industry in a country now known for quantity more than quality. 16 Freelancer JOANN PLOCKOVA covers all things well-crafted includ- for relevance and profitability; their insights are invaluable." COFFEE ALMANAC • June 2013