DISPOSABLE COFFEE CUP - COFFEE EXPRESS LARGE

Takeaway cup used by Tesfay Wereta at his mobile coffee van 'Coffee Express' and at his cafe in the 2020's. Tesfay Werata grew up in the town of Maichew, which is located in the State of Tigray in Ehiopia. Tesfay's mother ran a coffee producing busines, a cafe and a small pop up shop in the town. In c1997 Tesfay's mother passed away. Around this time Tesfay and his three siblings migrated to Melbourne, Australia.
In 2005 Tesfay returned to Tigray to visit family. It was during this time that he was given this family coffee pot. While there he met Maarenet who was from Perth, a year later they were married and living in Perth. Tesfay worked as a taxi driver for eight years before spending two years looking after their four children while Maarenet finished her studies and worked. In 2018 he purchased his own coffee truck and two years later opened M & T Cafe in Camillo. Coffe plays a big part in Tesfay and his families life. It links his to his Ethiopian heritage, his family and memories of his mother.
The coffee pot belonged to Tesfay's grandmother who used it to make coffee in the traditional Ethiopian way for her family. Maaranet continued the tradition in Perth, using the pot mainly on Sundays to make coffee in the traditional way for the family and guests. It was used until it cracked and needed to be replaced.
The cup is supplied by The O'Kelly Group a company that since 2018 manufacturs recyclable and compostible disposable take away cups.