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Nicole Hilton Nicole HiltonCoffee Stories

Nicole Hilton

My name is Nicole Hilton, and this is my story. Some of you may have read my name before in an Instagram DM, or may have heard my voice during one of the live sessions we organise with baristas and people from the coffee industry at I’M NOT A BARISTA.…
Nicole Hilton
July 30, 2021
Fabio Sartini Fabio SartiniCoffee Stories

Fabio Sartini

“No one believed in me and what I was doing” Meet Fabio Sartini, a humble Italian barista who placed 1st in ‘LatteArt Challenge Caffe River’ and 3rd in ‘Coffee Relay Bar Hub’ Growing up in Italy, Fabio’s first coffee experience was a fitting Italian Moka when he was just 17.…
Lauren Horton
July 27, 2021
Regina Begum Regina Begum barista storyCoffee Stories

Regina Begum

Regina Begum found that it was "not my cup of tea" and left to forge her own path in the Coffee world.  Meet Regina Begum, a Barista from Mumbai, India, whose passion is sampling and creating espressos of the highest quality. Despite the struggles she experienced while growing up in…
Pippa Chatikavanij
July 23, 2021
Jessie Gao Jessie Gao barista storyCoffee Stories

Jessie Gao

Curating a barista’s journey: Jessie Gao recounts the moments that have inspired her progress It was 5 AM when Jessie Gao arrived in Hoi An after an overnight journey by bus. She was on a backpacking trip in Vietnam in 2016 and had some time to spare before the day…
Zed Wong
July 19, 2021
Betty Wee Betty WeeCoffee Stories

Betty Wee

Brewing with grit and beauty: Betty Wee’s journey from graphic design to building her own coffee brand. In her teenage years, Betty Ween left her hometown of Miri in Sarawak, Malaysia. Her dad had found work in neighbouring Brunei, and the family was moving there to stay together. Betty had always…
Zed Wong
July 16, 2021
Rory Ireland Coffee Stories

Rory Ireland

Bristol Twenty Tea & Coffee Co: the story of three siblings and their determination in carrying on a family tradition Today, our coffee story is tasting a little different. Like many people who decide to add sugar or chocolate to their caffeine drink, we want to give our “barista stories”…
Nicole Hilton
July 12, 2021
Juljano Kapllani Juljiano Kapllani coffee storyCoffee Stories

Juljano Kapllani

Meet Juljano Kapllani, an Albanian barista on a mission to transform Ireland into the coffee capital of Europe. Today we are super excited to introduce you to Juljano Kapllani, a barista who is anything but ordinary! His innovative ideas, passion for coffee and sense of originality will soon put Ireland…
Vasileia Fanarioti
July 5, 2021
Paola Campana Paola Campana not a baristaCoffee Stories

Paola Campana

Paola Campana Italy celebrates a powerful and dedicated entrepreneur. Paola Campana has been the first woman to spread coffee quality culture in Campania and Naples. Paola Campana’s story is one of tradition, values, family, and passion. Slipping into the world of coffee by following in her parents’ footsteps, her story…
Virginia & Zoé
June 22, 2021
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