This is Sergey Blinnikov’s coffee story. Most of us grow up surrounded by coffee and are unaware of its incredible power to unite and bring people closer. This, of course, first happens at home with family. Who among us does not remember either his mother or father early in the…
Being personally fulfilled and recognized for my work is how I know I succeeded. Not worrying about who's not coming in and not worrying if the bills will be paid. My journey hasn't been easy. But through ten years of working in the TV and film industry, I learned that coffee…
How weird that some of us don’t know how much we’re going to love coffee even if you grow up in favourable surroundings. Of course, family background isn’t enough. To be really good at something, you need to put in the work: learn, train, and focus on what it is…
This is the story of exactly such a man - his name is Carlos de la Torre and this is his coffee story. As I get ready to share another coffee professional’s tale with you, I read “coffee is an inspiration” on one of the tens of stickers covering my…
This is Massimiliano Mattone’s coffee story. Adaptability is the key to success. Well, maybe not the key, but you could say it definitely deserves to be in the top 3 of successful tools to have at hand. Especially nowadays, when everything’s gloomy and uncertainty reigns in the world, it helps…
The world can sometimes seem scary, especially lately, on that I'm sure we can all agree. So finding inspiration and courage might sound challenging. It isn't really. The trick is to look around you. There's so many people out there SAME. AS. YOU. And all it takes is the courage…
MY name is Remy Molina, I'm 26 years old, and I'm a professional Barista. Around 3 years ago, I started working for the Specialty Coffee Association of Costa Rica, giving the Barista courses, something I love to do cause I'm helping to form future coffee professionals. This year I started at…
My name is Catalina Gutierrez Ortiz, and this is my coffee story. Catalina Gutierrez Ortiz I am from Colombia, living in London and Bogotá. Every Colombian is incredibly proud of being from a coffee-producing country. However, Colombian coffee consumed abroad is quite different from what Colombians are used to drink.…
My name is Sarit Eskinazi, and this is my coffee story. Sarit Eskinazi “I remember the smell of my mom’s Turkish coffee after every meal... I was begging them to try it. In Turkey, "women are supposed to make good Turkish coffee". For sure I couldn’t, so my friends were…