Growing up in Costa Rica, Steven Fonseca was surrounded by coffee. His mother, Ada, used to pick coffee beans with Steven and his sister, Samy, by her side. It was the family’s main source of income. Later, Steven worked for the largest coffee company in the Central American country, which is known the world over for its high quality coffee beans.

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As a missionary for his church, he moved to Seattle, a city known for its love affair with coffee. There he became a pastor and met his wife, Linda, and together they became habitues of Seattle’s many coffeehouses. Ada, meanwhile, had settled in New Jersey...