Liz Clayton

New York

Associate Editor at Sprudge

I toast bread on a conveyor.

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Articles

The Sprudge Guide to Coffee In South Brooklyn

2 weeks ago | sprudge.com | Liz Clayton

We return to our series with another NYC coffee guide, this one highlighting neighborhoody, population-dense South Brooklyn, where a fine coffee scene continues to emerge. For the purposes of this guide, we’re defining “South Brooklyn” as south of Atlantic Avenue. Catch up on recent entries in this NYC coffee guide series as we explore Lower Manhattan, North Brooklyn, and Queens.
The Sprudge Guide to Coffee in Queens, New York

2 months ago | sprudge.com | Liz Clayton

2025’s New York City is a skyline of coffee abundance. Good coffee, sourced and prepared with care, is an expectation here, with residents of more and more neighborhoods spoiled for choice. Multi-roaster cafes are a thing again in full force—meaning coffee lovers can sample exceptional offerings roasted both around the boroughs and around the world, all without even leaving their borough of choice.
The Sprudge Guide to Coffee in North Brooklyn

2 months ago | sprudge.com | Liz Clayton

Sprudge’s 2025 guide to great cafes across New York City continues! Our first feature in the series featured cafe favorites across Lower Manhattan, and today highlighting bustling North Brooklyn—a veritable hotbed of hot cafes! For the purposes of this guide, we’re defining “North Brooklyn” as north of Atlantic Avenue, with more Brooklyn exploration to come in future guides. Cafe GrumpyGreenpointIn life, you want some things to change, and you want others to stay the same.
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The Sprudge Guide To Coffee In Lower Manhattan

Jan 21, 2025 | sprudge.com | Liz Clayton

2025’s New York City is a skyline of coffee abundance. Good coffee, sourced and prepared with care, is an expectation here, with residents of more and more neighborhoods spoiled for choice. Multi-roaster cafes are a thing again in full force—meaning coffee lovers can sample exceptional offerings roasted both around the boroughs and around world.
Can I Drink Coffee While Fasting?

Jan 6, 2025 | sprudge.com | Liz Clayton

From religious reasons to diet trends to doctor’s orders, there are many times in life we’re asked to abstain completely from all food or drink for a period of time. Yet so many people want—no, need—to know: can I drink coffee while I’m on a fast? A lot of us not only enjoy coffee, we might feel pretty terrible if we go a day without it. Sprudge is here to break down for you the times you might—or might not—need to truly turn down that morning coffee to meet your fasting goals.
Four Organizations Doing Climate Good Through Coffee

Jul 30, 2024 | sprudge.com | Liz Clayton

Do you think a lot about the future of coffee—beyond your very next cup in the morning? Do you think a lot about the future of the planet? Does thinking about the first lead you to thinking about the second, bring on a wave of despair, and make you wonder if you should cut down on caffeine? Us too. To remedy that, we wanted to share about four positive-change organizations working, through coffee, to help protect the earth.
What Is A Barista Competition?

May 1, 2024 | sprudge.com | Liz Clayton

What is a Barista Competition? A Barista Competition is a specific type of coffee competition that focuses on preparation and presentation of espresso-based coffee. The standard format is a 15-minute performance in which the barista will serve a panel of judges four espressos, four cappuccinos, and four drinks of their own creation that include espresso.
What Is A Red Eye Coffee?

Mar 6, 2024 | sprudge.com | Liz Clayton

What is a Red Eye Coffee? A “red eye coffee” is a coffee drink comprising a full serving of drip coffee with an additional espresso shot added right into the cup. This drink—a combination of drip or filter coffee with espresso in the same vessel—is often colloquially called a “red eye”… though it may be called something completely different, depending on where you drink coffee in the world. What else is it called?
What Is Coffee Cupping?

Feb 14, 2024 | sprudge.com | Liz Clayton

Cupping coffee (not to be confused with cupping, the ancient healing ritual) is a method of tasting coffee practiced by coffee professionals to evaluate the attributes of a coffee and assess its level of quality. Though the term seems to derive from “cup tasting”, it is differentiated from just “tasting” by its specific, rigorous parameters, and (usually) its function in buying and selling green coffee.