☕ Coffee Education Coffee Tasting Journal
◆ Diaspora & Origin Edition ◆
Deepen your understanding of specialty coffee with an immersive journal curated by the Villa Kitchen Team — Houston's boutique Black-owned café experience celebrating the roots of coffee culture.
Six rows in a Newton, Texas garden
Six Rows carries the name of a garden in Newton, Texas — six rows planted and tended by the matriarch of the family, Chef Aubrey's great-great-great grandmother. Her child is bringing her garden back, one season at a time. Every roast we pour is a row in that story: coffee and cacao with roots, roasted in Houston and shared at Black Coffee Club, our monthly coffee night at The Houston Club.
The Tasting Journal is where her story becomes yours — log the cups, learn the origins, and taste with intention. Journal readers also get first dibs on next month's Black Coffee Club seats, before they go public.
What's Inside the Journal
A professional-grade coffee education resource — free with every class booking, or download instantly.
Coffee Diaspora History
From Kaffa to Houston — trace the ancestral journey of coffee across cultures
World Origins & Flavor Profiles
East Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, Arabia & more — region by region
SCA Cupping Protocol
Score coffees like a pro with the 100-point specialty grading system
Flavor Wheel (SCA/WCR)
Fruity, sweet, roasted, floral, spicy, earthy — complete tasting vocabulary
Brewing Guide
Pour Over, Espresso, French Press, Cold Brew & more with ratios + temps
73 Cupping Log Pages
Track every origin, roaster, flavor note, and rating with guided fields
Black Excellence in Coffee
Honoring the BIPOC farmers and trailblazers shaping specialty coffee today
Learn from the Villa Kitchen Team
Immersive classes and curated tastings led by our expert. Each class includes a free digital copy of the Tasting Journal.
↗ Book a ClassFoundations of Specialty Coffee
Origin stories, roast levels, tasting vocabulary, and your first guided cupping session with the Villa Kitchen Team.
Brewing Mastery
Hands-on pour-over, French press, AeroPress & espresso technique. Dial in your grind, ratio, and timing.
Guided Diaspora Tasting
Curated flight of 6 origins — Ethiopia, Kenya, Jamaica, Colombia, Yemen & Sumatra. Use your tasting journal.
Home Barista Intensive
Full workflow from bean selection to latte art. Perfect for home enthusiasts ready to go pro.
Own the Physical Journal
A premium printed journal personally curated by Chef Maubs — beautifully bound and ready to accompany you through every tasting, every class, every origin story. This is a pre-order; books ship when the print run is complete.
◆ 80 pages — cupping logs, origin maps, flavor wheel
◆ Premium print quality — coffee-table worthy
◆ Curated & signed by Chef Maubs
◆ Perfect for gifting or coffee enthusiasts
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The journal is one seat at a bigger table
Six Rows is the coffee house of Travel Villa Kitchen — one kitchen, growing, cooking, and pouring across Houston. Here's where the story continues:
Black Coffee Club
Our monthly coffee night at The Houston Club — two Six Rows roasts and one featured Black-owned roaster. Journal readers get first dibs on seats.
Visit the club →Travel Villa Kitchen
Chef-led dinners, the Intimate Friendz farm table, and free cooking classes at TSU — the kitchen behind the coffee.
Dinners & classes →Farm2Chef
Where Houston's farmers and chefs meet: the farm directory, chef demos, and the Community Protein Pool.
Meet the farms →Have questions about classes or the journal?
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