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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
23rd July 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
19th July 2021
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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
16th July 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
12th July 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
5th July 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
22nd June 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 
9th June 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
4th June 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
29th May 2021