If you are like me… and like most people drinking coffee is an integral part of your daily routine. Be it one cup or five cups most of us drink at least once a day.
The few people I know that do not drink coffee; I call them decaffeinaterians, annoy me! I drink coffee first thing in the morning; and most of the time I don’t stop drinking till about early afternoon. I know that maybe a bit too much but my current office doesn’t have free coffee and I am been forced to decrease the input in my coffee.
The few days I am too tired or too behind schedule to brew my morning coffee… I pick it up from 7-11 or Starbuc {I say starbuc not Star Bucks).
Let’s get to the point of this post. I am sure most of you like Macchiatos Ethiopian style. For example, most Ethiopians haven’t had Cafe Americano before they left Ethiopia. Americano is the regular hot water drip coffee we buy in the US. The prevalence of American style coffee throughout the world is well I don’t know and I couldn’t find the details via Google.
I have had many types of coffees, including the ever popular Ethiopian style brewing as seen on bernos’ buna tee. I love the Turkish style infusion; I had the privilege of enjoying some 11 years ago when I had it at middle-eastern friends place. Cerve pronounced ‘Jez-veh’ is used to boil powdered beans and let tell settle before drinking. Continue reading ‘arif macchiato’
Published by Nolawi June 5th, 2009 in African, Childhood, Noteworthy and Social.
If you have been reading bernos for a while, then you will know that the bernos readers helped name a midget; a baby that is.
My sister had another baby boy today. Betam interesting. Eventually all these babies that all you people are having will be adults. It’s amazing!
Congratulations to my sister, I guess! I must say I don’t beleive in having babies for sociopolitical reasons, which I don’t want to get into right now. Continue reading ‘Another a Midget!’
Published by Nolawi May 27th, 2009 in Childhood and Personal.
Start off your summer with your new Bernos! In our brains since the beginnings of 2009 are two new bernos tees we are proud to present.
A protracted effort from all of us her at bernos, we took our time since our last launch. We’ve had a few local events including the ‘I am bernos: openhouse,’ which was a success thanks to our fans. We reproduced some of our existing concepts for wholesale on demand; details will come in the near future with a new section on our website with information on press and bernos vendors.
Buna
In recent years, there has been a push by East African coffee farmers to market themselves as throughout history they have produced the finest coffee in the world.
Celebrating the East African coffee ceremony is bernos’ Buna concept with the motifs of the Jebena (coffee brewer) & Sini/Finjal (cups). Our aim was to reflect that our culture, the coffee ceremony is more than a ‘coffee Break;’ the ritual is an expression representing a spiritual time of the day to look at our blessings and give thanks to our elders.
No to go cups here! We start by roasting some fresh Sidamo beans, and then enjoying the aromatic smoke of the roasted coffee beans. Then the roasted coffee beans are grinded into powder by hand and then brewed with no filter in the Jebena; we let the ground beans rest for a while before serving. Re-brewing is a must for a second round of serving and possibly a third round.
Presenting the bernos’ Buna; now available on silver American Apparel tee for only $20.95.
African Warrior
‘More than defensive weaponry’ the African shield is ‘power, art & identity.’ With this concept we are trying to show that the African Shied is not just warfare equipment; it serves in multiple capacities as emblems of status, rank & art. Continue reading ‘peep this’
Published by Nolawi May 25th, 2009 in African, Bernos and Social.
I struggle with this; being complacent is one of those things that come with consistency in our lives. Stability, resilience & security are some of the things we strive for as we get older.
In reality though in our lives —although stable with basic necessities — we are dealing with problems that come and go; losing a job, relationship problems, and health issues among the many unforeseen variables. The mundane and trivial trails that god — if you believe in that — or pure existence puts us through. The other most stable part of almost everyone’s lives are the people that somehow share your livelihood; friends, family, random relationships & significant others.
I have seen this from different angles. I have disregarded — aka taken for granted people who happen to be involved in my life because I was dealing with a major headache of some sort that instance, that week, or even that month.
Continue reading ‘for granted’
Published by Nolawi May 18th, 2009 in Advice, Current Issues, Family and Social.
