Titlecard icons are coffee designed by Phil Goodwin and clock designed by John Caserta, downloaded from the Noun Project. It’s near 7:00 a.m. in the morning, West Coast time, when I prepare questions for roaster, Justin Rodriguez at Blue Bottle Coffee. I haven’t had coffee yet, and more than likely this will be one day where I refrain from what is a daily ritual for many coffee drinkers. With a clear and un-caffeinated mind, I ponder about talking to a living roaster, his process, how creativity factors into the art that is roasting that ends up consumed daily by creatives and the like. I’m really excited to talk to him about failure and his journey to getting to a right roast. And now our conversation. Chérmelle: Good morning! It’s about 10 a.m. New York time, did you ha...

We first met Chérmelle Edwards when she began showing up to photograph CreativeMornings/NewYork last year. With a passion for coffee culture and flair for style, she was unmissable as she shot photos of attendees for her blog. For this post, we invited Chérmelle to our July talk to share her experience

Resident New York "Coffeetographer" Chermelle Edwards dives deep into the local coffee culture and source behind the Blue Bottle brew we have at CreativeMornings/NewYork.