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Congratulations to Nükhet Çubukçular, the second receiver of our #TIPABARISTA project $100 donation! I'M NOT A BARISTA #tipabarista campaign donate $100 to Nükhet ÇubukçularNews

Congratulations to Nükhet Çubukçular, the second receiver of our #TIPABARISTA project $100 donation!

We have elected that Nükhet Çubukçular receives this week's donation because she is an extremely hardworking woman. Beyond this/Moreover, she never ceases to inspire us through her art, charity work, and humility.   Nükhet grew up in Turkey and started working at the age of 14. A lover of skateboarding…
Vasileia Fanarioti
September 8, 2021
Carlos Ortiz Carlos Ortiz I'M NOT A BARISTA STORYCoffee Stories

Carlos Ortiz

Carlos Ortiz is a family-oriented man with a love of music almost as strong as his Café Con Leche. He began playing the guitar when he was 16 but left music to pursue a different career path. Although he still has a passion for music, he found his purpose in…
Pippa Chatikavanij
August 20, 2021
Elizaveta Vagabova Elizaveta VagabovaCoffee Stories

Elizaveta Vagabova

Elizaveta Vagabova, the 2019 Barista League Champion who had to learn English to break into the coffee world. Today we got to speak with The 2019 Barista League Champion, Elizaveta Vagabova. Elizaveta shares her coffee story with us, hoping to inspire young baristas to reach their full potential.  From St…
Pippa Chatikavanij
August 16, 2021
Ashley Rodriguez Ashley Rodriguez coffee story I'M NOT A BARISTACoffee Stories

Ashley Rodriguez

Ashley Rodriguez, influential barista Boss Barista podcast logo Our coffee story this week is about Ashley Rodriguez, freelance writer, lover of coffee, and host of the Boss Barista podcast.  Based in the US, Ashley knows the coffee industry like the back of her hand. Leaving a teaching job ten years…
Zoe Gamet
August 13, 2021
Youngjun Cho Coffee StoriesWeb Design

Youngjun Cho

Hardworking, dedicated, curious, and funny, this is how Youngjun Cho strikes you when you first meet him. But behind his cheerful face and his beanies he likes wearing, there is so much more to discover about this special barista.   Youngjun Cho is a real “master of all trades”: he…
Nicole Hilton
August 9, 2021
Enzo Fiore Enzo Fiore coffee storyCoffee Stories

Enzo Fiore

“Never underestimate a good cup of coffee paired with some good tunes”  Hailing from the country best known for its historically rich coffee culture, Enzo Fiore comes from Naples – the Italian city that is perhaps the beverage’s spiritual home. Within the city, there are numerous stories that revolve around…
Eugenia
August 6, 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
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
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