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Agnieszka Rojewska Agnieszka RojewskaCoffee Stories

Agnieszka Rojewska

Agnieszka Rojewska hardly needs any introduction! Three-time Polish Barista Champion and four-time Polish Latte Art Champion she became the first female to win the World Barista Championship in 2018 in Amsterdam. If she told that to her high-school self she probably wouldn’t believe it. Agnieszka, or Aga as everyone calls…
Vasileia Fanarioti 
June 9, 2021
Neda Mirzadeh Coffee Stories

Neda Mirzadeh

Meet Neda Mirzadeh, an inspiring Iranian Barista and creative Latte artist, who expresses herself through coffee. Neda Mirzadeh While Neda Mirzadeh finds that all aspects of her life have been touched through coffee, she often looks back at the first sip of good coffee as one of the most special…
Naman Goyal & Nicole Hilton
June 4, 2021
Diana Osorto Diana Osorto coffee storyCoffee Stories

Diana Osorto

This story was written by Anna Shuayre, polished by Vasileia Fanarioti. Diana Osorto was practically born into the coffee world! Her father had been involved in the Honduras coffee industry for ages. However, she didn’t have a close relationship with him until later in her life. Raised by her mom and…
Anna Suffolk
May 29, 2021
Sierra Yeo 文欣 Sierra Yeo_NOT A BARISTACoffee Stories

Sierra Yeo 文欣

Look Ma, 文欣 Sierra Yeo’s raising the bar: meet the diversity champion leading change for a more equitable coffee scene How can we make the coffee industry more inclusive and accessible? Sierra Yeo For Sierra Yeo, the barriers to growth have long been a frustrating source of motivation. This stems…
Zed Wong
May 19, 2021
Nükhet Çubukçular Coffee Stories

Nükhet Çubukçular

Barista, designer, assistant coffee roaster or what we would simply call, an artist. That’s only a few words that can describe Nükhet Çubukçular! Today’s coffee story is dedicated to her because we want to let her personality inspire you as much as it has inspired us. “For me, coffee is…
Vasileia Fanarioti
May 10, 2021
Cíara Hillyer Cíara Hillyer NOT A BARISTA STORYCoffee Stories

Cíara Hillyer

After discovering a deep interest and genuine love of coffee, Cíara Hillyer has dedicated the last few years to promoting the coffee scene in Bristol. Discovering and falling for coffee after having her ‘first cup of Joe’ in New York, Cíara started her coffee journey with a latte and now…
Emilie
April 26, 2021
Wendelien van Bunnik barista storyCoffee Stories

Wendelien van Bunnik

Snobby baristas make Wendelien van Bunnik nervous. That might be because she’s just about as welcoming, enthusiastic, and encouraging as they come.  Wendelien van Bunnik Despite winning one world and two Dutch national championships in a single year, Wendelien continues to expand her coffee journey with an unwavering appetite to learn more. Not…
Tigger Chaturabul
April 21, 2021
Ken Braz Coffee Stories

Ken Braz

Ken Braz is a driven barista that focuses on his passion to make his signature coffees. Having just moved to Mallorca, Spain during the pandemic from Berlin, Germany Ken Braz shares his struggles, biggest achievements and journey discovering coffee.  “Coffee professional focus on brewing, roasting and enjoying coffee” Originally from…
Camille Lowe
April 20, 2021
Piotr Skoczylas Piotr Skoczylas coffee storyCoffee Stories

Piotr Skoczylas

Piotr Skoczylas recounts the first time stepping into a specialty coffee shop as an intimidating experience for many people. We do not understand much of what we see on the menu, yet we feel that we should. Sometimes, not knowing more, we simply go along with the barista’s recommendation. Otherwise,…
Zed Wong
April 10, 2021
Janina Łaszkiewicz Janina Łaszkiewicz coffee storyCoffee Stories

Janina Łaszkiewicz

Janina Łaszkiewicz is like the water in an espresso puck. “I’m always finding paths to see where I can channel,” she says. By channeling, she means digging deeper to learn more about anything that sparks her interest, whether it’s computers or coffee.Janina Łaszkiewicz is an IT consultant and educator who…
Tigger Chaturabul
March 30, 2021