Tip of the Tongue Episode 254: New Orleans, Coffee, and French Truck

The Port of New Orleans has been importing green coffee from the Americas for centuries. Green coffee distribution has been an industry in the city for a long time. And roasting and selling roasted coffee, while a newer industry, has serious roots in the city too. And coffee shops abound. Local ones, not only national chains. French Truck Coffee is one of those local ones that has grown from one shop to many shops, brewing coffee and selling beans, and now its own food to accompany the coffee. We talk to Geoffrey Meeker, founder of French Truck Coffee, to see what’s up with coffee. Listen. It’s on Tip of the Tongue. Get full access to Tip of the Tongue at tipofthetongue.substack.com/subscribe