Watch | Meet Chennai’s legacy coffee roasters
The Hindu
A video on some of Chennai’s prominent coffee roasters who have been in the business for decades
Do you enjoy your filter coffee every morning after you reach for the morning paper? Do you like it strong? Can anything else match its distinctive taste on a traditional steel tumbler? Or do you like the French Press coffee?
Four prominent brands from Chennai sit down to talk about why they continue being in the business. They also share their coffee recipes.
The Hindu visited Vimala Coffee in RA Puram, Everest Coffee in Parrys, Geetha Coffee in Mylapore, and Sundaram Coffee in T Nagar and Mylapore.
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Reporting: Sanjana Ganesh
Video: Johan Sathyadas J
Production: Johan Sathyadas J and Ananyaa Desikan
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