Food News and Trends How To Tell if You're a Coffee Drinker from Seattle Take the one question quiz to see if you're a coffee drinker from Seattle. By Carl Hanson Carl Hanson Carl Hanson is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes who has been writing about food and wine for nearly 20 years. He enjoys creating content that informs, entertains, and assists busy home cooks get nourishing meals on the table for their families. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Updated on October 3, 2021 Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Grace Cary/Getty Images Take the one question quiz! What Is This? a.) A cup of coffee. b.) A cup of black coffee. c.) A cup of hand-milled, shade-grown, sustainably produced organic coffee -- brewed using only pure artesian spring water drawn from ancient, glacial-fed, deep-cavern aquifers -- double-gravity extracted and precision poured into a ceramic mug; a mug that was hand-thrown from regional clay on a foot-turned wheel-head and craft-fired in a thermally insulated, slope-stoked kiln, and then sold direct-to-the-consumer from a collective studio-gallery on Vashon Island. Quiz results will be available during office hours. But in the meantime... The New York Times travelled to Paris, the Seattle on the Seine, to meet with Parisian coffee gods. Their mission? To learn "how to discern a mediocre roast from an exceptional one, and the difference between trend and technique." Good news for people not travelling to Paris: These rules for "How to Discern an Exceptional Cup of Coffee in Paris" apply to anywhere in the world, including your home town. Related: How to Make Coffee Bean to Cup: Different Types of Coffee, Roasts, and Drinks, Explained Top-Rated Iced Coffee Drinks Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit