Coffee: Exploring Pour Over

Single Origin Coffee (Pour Over) - Kanoo Coffee, Guelph Ever since I was in high school, I always had a love for coffee. I viewed it mostly as a source of energy to get me through the day. I did not understand what great quality coffee was and it wasn’t until I started working at Balzac’s in 2022 that I realized this. While working at Balzac’s I have been able to gain a lot of knowledge about coffee,...

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Exploring the Cuisines of the Himalayas

 View of the Himalayas In my GMS724: Management of International Enterprise, Professor Adekunle presented various cases of food culture, exploring topics such as the significance of proximity to food sources, the importance of transparency in food production, and the challenges of achieving certifications. The case studies brought an increased awareness of where food comes from and how it ends...

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Behind the Aroma Podcast Notes for Season 02 Episode 06: Spices

 BibliographyAdekunle B. International Economics lecture notes, Global Management Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University. Adekunle, B., & Kajumba, C. (2021). Social media and Economic Development: The role of Instagram in developing countries. In Advances in theory and practice of emerging markets (pp. 85–99). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70538-1_6 Alonso, G. L., Zalacaın, A., & Carmona, M. (2012). Saffron. In Handbook of Herbs and Spices (2nd...

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Cup of Excellence: The Journey of the Perfect Sip

 Assortment of Single Origin Coffees (Planet Bean, Guelph)   I would not call myself a coffee fanatic, yet it has become a regular part of my routine ever since I began working on my research paper. Gradually, coffee transitioned from a simple morning ritual to an energy companion in my quest for catching ideas and focus. It became the backdrop against which my ideas grew, offering clarity...

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Behind the Aroma Podcast Notes for Season 02 Episode 05: Smuggling of Foods

 Bibliography: Adekunle B (np).  1999 – 2018 documentation by Bamidele Adekunle. Adekunle, B. (2010). The joint border post at ECOWAS borders. Nigerian Tribune. Adekunle, B. (2010). Towards securing ECOWAS borders. This Day; All Africa.com West Africa: Towards Securing Ecowas Borders - allAfrica.com Adekunle, B and Filson G. (2015). What African countries must do to boost trade among themselves. The conversation. What African countries must...

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Behind the Aroma Podcast Notes for Season 02 Episode 04: Technology and Food

 Bibliography: Adekunle, B. (2018a, June 7). Digital payment, ethnocultural food and alternative agriculture. https://evcontario2011.blogspot.com/2018/06/digital-payment-ethnocultural-food-and.htmlAdekunle, B. (2018, July 7). Autonomous vehicles and Agri-Food value chain. https://evcontario2011.blogspot.com/2018/07/autonomous-vehicles-and-agri-food-value.htmlAdekunle, B. (2019, June 23). The logic. ECVOntario. https://evcontario2011.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-logic.htmlAdekunle,...

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