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You've Probably Been Screwing Up Your French Press Coffee All Along

Kamelia AngelovaMar 16, 2014, 17:19 IST

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A new wave of coffee drinking has swept across the country.

Coffee houses like Stumptown Coffee in Portland, Oregon and Intelligentsia in Chicago and Los Angeles, turned what used to be a simple cup of Joe into something between an exact science and an art form.

We stopped by Maialino, a restaurant in Manhattan, where head barista Natalie Czech, showed us what it takes to make a perfect cup of french press coffee, and why being coffee obsessed is worth the trouble.

Produced by Robert Libetti. Originally published in May 2013.