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Peter Allane Ong Peter Allane OngCoffee Stories

Peter Allane Ong

Lao Tzu once said that “a leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves”. This quote reminds me of Peter Allane Ong's journey to where he is now and how the foundation of his…
Vasileia Fanarioti
March 2, 2022
A Gesture that Signifies the Meaning of Coffee Community, thank you Nükhet Çubukçular News

A Gesture that Signifies the Meaning of Coffee Community, thank you Nükhet Çubukçular

Back in May 2021, we introduced you to Nükhet Çubukçular, a Turkish designer, coffee roaster, and barista. Recently, Nükhet made an incredible gesture, she donated some of her work profits to I’M NOT A BARISTA. We are truly so very humbled by her gesture and feel we would like to…
Vasileia Fanarioti
January 25, 2022
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