FOR THE LOVE of
COFFEE
36 MARCH 2020 I LIC COURIER I www.qns.com
LIC’s Coffee Project NY is New
York’s only Specialty Coffee
Association premier training camp
Coffee Project NY and Angélica Acevedo
Feature
Kaleena Teoh and Chi Sum Ngai are the
owners of Coffee Project NY
BY ANGÉLICA ACEVEDO
New York City baristas and coffee
enthusiasts now have their own
community center in Queens.
Coffee Project NY, “a passion
project of coffee, milk and heart,”
has set up camp in Long Island
City, becoming the first and only Specialty Coffee
Association (SCA) premier training campus in New
York. The SCA is a nonprofit, membership-based
organization that represents thousands of coffee
professionals from all over the world.
The new training spot, with its spacious and sleek,
yet inviting design, is located in The Blanchard Build-ing
at 21-10 51st Ave. Owners Chi Sum Ngai and
Kaleena Teoh invite the community to learn more
about the “complex form of art,” as Sum puts it, by
taking classes that highlight coffee in all its forms.
“We’re trying to create a community hub for
people who are interested in either learning about
coffee … or have our professional friends come and
dial their coffee,” Teoh said. “It’s a nice little platform
for people to just come, discuss and learn about
coffee, and for us to share what we know about
coffee. It’s really fun.”
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