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Geoffrey Michelmore Coffee Stories

Geoffrey Michelmore

Their “coffee machine with the big hole in the middle'' has been a hit with baristas around the world. AREMDE’s Geoffrey Michelmore says success depends on the people you surround yourself with. Geoffrey Michelmore How might we improve a consumer’s specialty coffee experience? When Geoffrey and his team at AREMDE…
Zed Wong
January 18, 2022
Leo Ferreira Leo Ferreira Puzzle coffeeCoffee Stories

Leo Ferreira

5 years of Puzzle Coffee - Leo Ferreira on shaping the pieces of Tanzania’s specialty coffee community On December 23rd, Puzzle Coffee will celebrate its fifth anniversary since its inception in 2016. We spoke with Leo Ferreira, owner of Puzzle, on how he has been running his store on the…
Zed Wong
December 23, 2021
Marc Calaycay Marc CalaycayCoffee Stories

Marc Calaycay

Marc Ferdinand Lou Calaycay is a Filipino bartender turned barista, and now a coffee roaster working at Papa Palheta (PPP) Coffee – a pioneer of specialty coffee in Singapore. Marc’s early career lead him down the path of a mixologist, aspiring to establish his own coffee-cocktail bar back home in…
Maximillian Wee
December 16, 2021
Tejas Jadhav Coffee Stories

Tejas Jadhav

Tejas Jadhav is a barista and an actor which is a very unique combination as one rarely hears about someone being a barista and an actor. He believes that the creative aspect of both coffee and movies is something that brings these two together. If an actor gives his creative…
Animesh
November 29, 2021
Mohsen Hezarkhani Mohsen Hezarkhani coffee storyCoffee Stories

Mohsen Hezarkhani

Meet Mohsen Hezarkhani, an Iranian barista who enjoys his cafe’s rush hour, loving the adrenaline that comes with beating his own personal record of most customers served in a certain time. A self-proclaimed coffee connoisseur, Mohsen has worked across the globe following the drink, having met interesting people and seen…
Lauren Horton
November 22, 2021
Niki Di Landa Coffee Stories

Niki Di Landa

It's a very brave thing to be a risk taker. To put yourself out there and take the chance that you might fall flat on your face is no easy task, but it can also be extremely rewarding. We recently had the privilege of meeting a woman who is not…
Vasileia Fanarioti
November 16, 2021
Paul Asquith Paul AsquithCoffee Stories

Paul Asquith

The barista man wants you to look at coffee in a new light. Meet Paul Asquith, a “passionate coffee ambassador”. Paul Asquith Paul Asquith had no plans to become a barista. Instead, he had an ambition of becoming a web designer. Starting out at a Gloria Jeans franchise in Australia,…
Paul Wong
November 8, 2021
Conor Archbold Coffee Stories

Conor Archbold

Meet Conor Archbold, an up-and-coming barista and coffee enthusiast from Ireland. His love for coffee is tied heavily with family memories; “I always used to drink the foam of my dad's cappuccino as a kid”.    Conor Archbold is currently a part-time barista while he studies genetics, something which has…
Lauren Horton
November 4, 2021
Halima Kapamba Halima KapambaCoffee Stories

Halima Kapamba

“Follow your dreams”: Halima Kapamba shares her fascination with specialty coffee in Tanzania. Halima Kapamba recalls the first time she had a great cup of coffee. She was invited by Puzzle Coffee for a specialty coffee event where she got to experience different methods of brewing filter coffee. This was…
Zed Wong
October 28, 2021
August 63 is coming soon Ken BrazCoffee Stories

August 63 is coming soon

Remember Ken Braz? In this episode, Ken will tell us how he started his coffee journey, and his latest project August 63.  Ken is working hard on his coffee dream - build a mobile coffee roastery in Berlin, and you will find him at farmers markets, street food markets, corporate…
IMNAB
October 26, 2021