When Matt Toogood and wife Tess moved to the UAE in 2008 with their two boys, Matt didn't have one at first, but he and his business partner Kim Thompson started up a coffee roasting company.
It's grown and grown. Matt's also been barista of the year in the UAE.
3000 or so kiwis live in Dubai; education's very good but expensive. And of course, it’s where the past meets the future, there's an actual Museum of the Future, and plenty of the past on view in the city's markets and souks.
When Matt Toogood and wife Tess moved to the United Arab Emirates in 2008 with their two boys, he didn't have one at first, but he and his business partner Kim Thompson started up a coffee roasting company. It's grown and grown. Photo: Raw Coffee Company
