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From the spillinbean

Companion deep-dives, original essays, and cheat sheets — pulled from what forty+ F&B operators have shared on the show, plus what I've learned running my own things on the side.

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SPILLINBEAN · ESSAY Why — cover —

Why I'd never open a café in CP — and the three places I would.

Connaught Place looks like the obvious answer. A long essay on micro-market math.

SPILLINBEAN · ESSAY What — cover —

What "specialty coffee" actually means in India, in 2026.

The term has been stretched so thin it almost means nothing. Here is what to ignore.