Ethiopian roots run deep at Revocup

Ethiopian roots run deep at Revocup

Growing up around coffee in Ethiopia made Nebyu B. Habteyes a lover of it long before he became a coffee shop owner. Coffee, he says, is part of his existence. Habteyes grew up in southern Ethiopia around Sidama, Yirgacheffe and Guji, regions known for growing coffee. He remembers seeing people pick the coffee cherries when the fruit turned from green to red, signaling they were ripe. At home, his mother made coffee twice a day for the family. U…