A connoisseur of all things coffee, Ali drinks an average of three cups a day. He starts his morning with a home-brewed espresso out on his balcony, overlooking the neighborhood he’ s called home for four years.“ I forced myself to like coffee in college, because I kept falling asleep in my day classes while doing theater at night. Now I love it. It’ s the best; I’ m a big fan of black coffee!”
He also spends his mornings warming up his voice by playing guitar. We walked down five flights of stairs and onto the streets of NYC.
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