"For Nabeel Silmi, founder and co-owner of the Mission District’s Grand Coffee, fasting means Ramadan. The holiday is a month-long fast during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and this year it takes place from Wednesday, March 22 through April 21. There’s no eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset and as a practicing Muslim, Silmi says the first three days of Ramadan are extremely difficult due to caffeine withdrawal. So he’s put together a Ramadan gift box with four bags of coffee — one for each week of the fast. “I know your pain,” Silmi says. “And there aren’t many late-night cafes in San Francisco to break fast. I want to stockpile your coffee.”" - Paolo Bicchieri
