Jenna is an Iceland-based journalist originally from New York City. She writes about travel, business, culture, and coffee, and enjoys home roasting on an Ikawa.
Jenna Gottlieb investigates the importance of coffee grinder burr sharpness in determining particle size distribution, calling on the help of coffee scientist and author, Robert McKeon Aloe.
Jenna Gottlieb chats with UCC Switzerland’s managing director, Andre Eiermann, to discuss how consumer attitudes towards dairy are putting pressure on coffee competition organisers.
Jenna Gottlieb speaks with the founder of Bonomi, Vardhman Jain, about the ongoing coffee price crisis and how robusta presents a viable solution for the future.
Automation will spell the end of baristas – or will it? Jenna Gottlieb chats with Demian Estevez of Mojo Coffee House in New Orleans about the myths around automatic coffee equipment and their impact on the labour market.
Jenna Gottlieb chats with Mirko Michielon of Elektra and Roland Buurman of Vintage Espresso Machines Holland to find out why new is not always better when it comes to young coffee consumers.
Intelligentsia’s director of innovation, Bailey Manson, speaks to Jenna Gottlieb about what coffee shops can do to increase footfall in a post-pandemic era.
WBC sensory judge and 2020 Italian Roasting Champion, Davide Cobelli, speaks to Jenna Gottlieb about the importance of descaling espresso machines and how prosumers can do it at home.
Fourth-generation Italian coffee roaster, Valentina Ulivieri, speaks with Jenna Gottlieb about how the iconic moka pot has managed to fend off the threat of coffee capsules.
Jenna Gottlieb draws on the experience of two coffee experts to understand the difference between rare and specialty coffee – and how the barista competitions may be muddying the waters.