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"  My coffee company and New York City cafe, Laughing Man, does more than just caffeinate. I was in Ethiopia for World Vision [an organization that helps impoverished families worldwide] and spent a day with a coffee farmer named Dukale. He has six kids, works so hard, and is such a happy guy. It got me thinking that giving people a hand up, not a handout, is the way forward. I promised to help him, and Laughing Man is the result. All of our proceeds go to World Vision and similar organizations. (To order coffee or tea, go to livelaughingman.com.) Australians are coffee snobs. An influx of Italian immigrants after World War II ensured that--we probably had the word cappuccino about 20 years before America. Cafe culture is really big for Aussies. We like to work hard, but we take our leisure time seriously. Hanging out with chefs is inspiring. My friend Jean-Georges [Vongerichten] taught me that good produce makes all the difference in a meal. He shops at a farmers market every day, and he gets so excited about the look and smell of the radishes he buys. My food isn&amp;#039;t nearly as good as his, but at least I know where to shop! Breakfast is my specialty. I admit it&amp;#039;s the easiest meal to cook, but I make everything with a twist, like lemon ricotta pancakes or bacon that&amp;#039;s baked instead of fried.  4 THINGS YOU&amp;#039;LL ALWAYS FIND IN MY KITCHEN: 1. A coffee grinder. &amp;quot;I love the smell of ground coffee, so I have to do it myself.&amp;quot; 2. A bread machine. &amp;quot;I put everything in at night, and it&amp;#039;s ready to bake in the morning. I like wheat bread with nuts and raisins.&amp;quot; 3. Throat coat tea. &amp;quot;My friend Sting introduced me to it, and now I think if I don&amp;#039;t have it, I won&amp;#039;t be able to sing. It&amp;#039;s totally neurotic.&amp;quot; 4. Dark chocolate. &amp;quot;70 percent or more, to eat late at night with my Throat Coat tea.&amp;quot; FUN FACTS ABOUT HUGH: &amp;quot;We pay a more than fair price to farmers like Dukale for our coffee, and we know it&amp;#039;s organic.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;One of my inspirations for Laughing Man was Paul Newman. He created a business that gives back in so many ways, and he did it perfectly.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Australians have a coffee called a flat white. It&amp;#039;s like a latte, but the milk is smooth, not foamy, so it tastes stronger and creamier.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;My 11-year-old son is an amazing cook. He woke up yesterday and made banana bread from scratch.&amp;quot; Hugh loves this breakfast recipe adapted from Bill Granger&amp;#039;s Lemon Ricotta Hotcakes. Ingredients 1-1/2 cups ricotta 1 tbsp. sugar 3/4 cup milk 4 eggs, separated 1 cup plus two tablespoons of all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tbsp. grated lemon zest unsalted butter (for cooking the pancakes)  Preparation In a bowl, combine the ricotta, sugar, milk and egg yolks. Mix well and set aside.  Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to the ricotta mixture. Add the vanilla extract and orange zest and mix well.  In a clean bowl, whip the egg whites until they&amp;#039;re stiff.  Gently fold the egg whites into the ricotta mixture.  Heat a pan or griddle and melt a few tablespoons of butter in the pan.  Drop about a quarter cup of batter into the pan for each pancake. Don&amp;#039;t overcrowd the pan.  Cook for two to three minutes on the first side. The pancake will be golden. Flip and cook for an additional two minutes.  Serve warm with butter and syrup. Enjoy! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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