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Incorporated Canada says he tells outrageous coee stories to

help break the ice when he meets new cl ients.

elling stories helps break the awkwardness and lets us stay

o-topic while also being on-topic. It allows me to get to know

the person, he notes.

Torairaja tells o Kopi Luwak, a weasel-like animal rom

Indonesia that eats and partially digests raw red coee beans.

Tese beans are then excreted and cleaned beore being sold to

customers.

Its my trump card, Torairaja says. I open with a story

about Arica and their coee beans, and end with the weasel

story to nish them [clients] o. For Agostino-Gemmell,

riendly smiles and the brewing o coee help her break the ice

and interact with her cas patrons.

Its the way to socia lize, she says. Its a comort thing.

More people come with their riends than with their laptops.

We have people sit here up to three hours. Coee originated

in the rich soil o East Arica, where it was transported to the

Arabian Peninsula and cultivated in Yemen. Te rst coee-

houses or kaveh kanes, were opened in Saudi Arabia, where

people played chess and exchanged gossip, sang and danced.

oday, this ritual o social izing continues among r iends

and amilies in cas. Coee is a great conversation-maker,

especially or people in business, Torairaja says. It gives a

medium to connect, oers us an open subject, and brings my

stress level down when I meet a new person.

For Agostino-Gemmell, her ca is more than a meeting

place. Its a European jewel in Rosedale, she says, with a smile

and a twinkle in her eye.

rom East Arica to Brazil, and Indonesia to Europe,

coee, or centuries, has been more than just a

beverage. Whether its rich aroma invites people to

gather in coee houses in urkey, or brings ami-

lies together at Cae Doria in orontos Rosedale

neighbourhood, the rich brown bean continues to serve as a

staple or social interaction.

I think its a ritual, says revor Wallace, a 29-year old archi-

tect who stops by Cae Doria every day to savour a latt. I

usually come here and have a coee beore I get into work.

Sot, soothing Italian music plays in the background as

riendly customers exchange stories about the latest news,

views, and gossip.

Every day, Wallace enjoys the sweet aroma o beans, honey,

and cream in the ca, as he waits or his a ternoon cup o Joe.

Rosa Agostino-Gemmell, a beautiul woman in her 40s,

owns this quaint neighbourhood gem, which sits directly across

rom a Starbucks on Roxborough Street. Agostino-Gemmell

says she believes atmosphere is an important part o enjoying

the coee experience.

I have heard a lot o people say [about Cae Doria that]

they eel like they are in Europe, like in Italy or France. People

seem to be very comortable here, she says.

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