THE MONK OF MOKHA

Mokhtar Alkhanshali grew up in San Francisco, one of seven siblings brought up by Yemeni immigrants in a tiny apartment. At age twen ty-four, unable to pay for college, he works as a doorman, until a chance encounter awakens his interest in coffee and its rich hist ory in Yemen. Reinventing himself, he sets out to learn about coffee cultivation, roasting and importing. He travels to Yemen and vi sits farms in every corner of the country, collecting samples, eager to improve cultivation methods and help Yemeni farmers bring th eir coff...[Leer más]