A Caffeinated Career Journey

By Beh May Ting

January 2023 FEATURE
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Hayley's first coffee brewing competition in Malaysia.
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COFFEE BREWING IN the past would conjure images of elderly men clad in white Pagoda singlets at the rear section of kopitiams pouring cups of dark fragrant liquid through long stocking-like sieves from big tin mugs. While this scenario is still a common sight in Penang, coffee making in this day and age has become much more sophisticated.The café culture in Penang, which took off in the late 2000s has grown in tandem with the global coffee industry. Baristas are...

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Beh May Ting

is an urban anthropologist and a senior analyst in Penang Institute. She draws professional and personal inspirations from the finer things in life.

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