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Most people around here think they know coffee.They don't. And Valentina is very politely about to prove it.Valentina is the founder of Caffeto Specialty Coffee — a Colombian-rooted coffee brand now living inside The Outpost LKN in Cornelius. Her family owns the farm in the Andes. The beans ship every two weeks. And the coffee you're drinking at her shop is about as far from a drive-through window as you can get.In this episode, Valentina breaks down:- How a coffee cart in NoDa turned into a full brick-and-mortar at The Outpost LKN- Why the coffee bean isn't actually a bean (yeah, we didn't know either)- What makes high-altitude Colombian coffee different — and why you can taste it- The grandmother's recipe behind their signature "Pili" drink- Why she's launching coffee workshops so Lake Norman can finally learn to brew it right- What real farm-to-cup actually looks like when the farm is YOUR family's farmThis isn't a coffee shop story. It's a culture story. A family story. And honestly, it's going to make yo