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Live Review: Stumptown Coffee Producers Panel

By Matthew Korfhage
coffee beans
Stumptown Producers Panel, Leftbank Cafe, Thursday, Oct. 8
Stumptown's first-ever Producers Panel
Seinfeld
a literally standing-room-only crowd, bursting into the wings of a cavernous space, is here to hear a panel consisting of exporters and growers of coffee from Kenya, Columbia, and Costa Rica.
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growers are not only learning how better to make their product
but are also able to charge higher prices based on this quality,
Stumptown's popularity has reached hysterical levels nationwide,
Photo courtesy of Stumptown Coffee. We'll update this post with photos from the event once they are available.

WWeek 2015

Matthew Korfhage

Matthew Korfhage

Matthew Korfhage has lived in St. Louis, Chicago, Munich and Bordeaux, but comes from Portland, where he makes guides to the city and writes about food, booze and books. He likes the Oxford comma but can't use it in the newspaper.