When Dilshan “Arty” Ranaweera opened Cafe Secret Alley in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in 2017, he knew next to nothing about coffee. “Sri Lanka didn’t have a coffee culture,” Ranaweera said….
Three Questions with Dilshan “Arty” Ranaweera of Cafe Secret Alley in Sri Lanka
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