I’ve been waiting for the right time and person to discuss the importance of coffee to our daily lives. Larry Istrail is a Hospitalist and a coffee aficionado (like your faithful podcast host) who has started a new coffee roasting company called Pheo Coffee. We discuss coffee as a ritual in medicine, connecting to our shared past through coffee, and the laudable intentions behind his business.
Key Learnings
What’s in our cups as we start the episode
The role of coffee in the day-to-day in the hospital
Why coffee is so tightly bound into the culture of healthcare
Surprising someone with a coffee
The origin of Pheo Coffee and the importance of social impact
Being affiliated with Watsi to help fund surgical procedures overseas & connecting each coffee purchase with a patient’s story
How Larry tries to make coffee delivery part of the overall experience of enjoying coffee & honoring medical history
Creating awesome coffee-medical fusion swag, especially the caffeine deficiency diagnosis code cup
The importance of fresh-roasted coffee and the joy of home roasting
Enjoying the wonderful ritual of coffee cupping
Larry’s tips for brewing a perfect cup on coffee, complete with video!
Connecting doctors and nurses to our shared past and our predecessors through the same wonderful drink they enjoyed
The road forward for Pheo Coffee and selecting the right roast for you
Links
Pheo Coffee: www.pheocoffee.com
Twitter: @PheoCoffee Instagram: @PheoCoffee Washington Post article can be found here Sweet Maria’s (everything you need to roast coffee): www.sweetmarias.com