I'm a 45 year-old occupational therapist whose really interested in coffee, I have made espresso and cappuccino with a small domestic machine but, have been interested for ages to have go with the real equipment. I am honest, keen, really reliable an
Read more…I have been wanting to just travel to some coffee farm that is safe and other fun things to do. Learn about the process and see the coffee plant first hand (besides looking at my potted ones on my shelf). I also wanted to make a group trip out of it,
Read more…I am looking into details but would like to do an exchange. We are interested in is Milan, Italy; as well as Athens Greece. We are looking to get a cost estimate. If anyone has any information, ideas, suggestions, advice... Let me know! I am open to
Read more…I'm working on designing and building a fluid bed roaster for my personal use that I wish to expand into a part time and eventually full time business. The problem I'm facing right now is that I'm cheap. (I may not have any other options, and I haven
Read more…The concept of a "barista exchange" has been out there for a while, and now that Matt has created this site to facilitate the process, I have a question that I haven't seen addressed yet. How do you pay a visiting barista? You can't put them on payr
Read more…My friend started this great site that I thought everyone may enjoy. It is unique travel and independent tour guide website.
I'm flying over from London to attend CoffeeFest in DC, and wondering if anyone has a couch I could crash on for a night or two. I can clean, and cook. That's about it. Cheers, Styles.
Read more…I want to thank our current Barista Exchange Partners for their support and participation with the site. The current partners are:
The American Barista & Coffee School
Check out www.coffeebusiness.com for more information
Ghirardelli Chocolate Comp
Read more…I'm going to be travelling to Ocean Beach here in about a week and I'm curious about the coffee scene. I haven't heard much and what I've heard is it's pretty small. If anyone knows of shops in the area that are worth checking out let me know. Thanks
Read more…Who out there knows anything about visas? Could those of you in the know share a bit of your knowledge for hopeful exchange baristas and the people who hope to trade them?
Read more…Any advice for me before I rewire a 3G Marzocco (Linea AV MASK) entirely: Symptoms: R Hand group buttons light up, no others do. Middle "double shot" button engages the hot water spout (toggle switch does nothing for the hot water). All other functi
Read more…I am going to add this article to the forum, it's great and it is fun to finally see my site up that I have been talking about forever, mentioned in the article. :) - Matt Download an Article called Barista Swap published by Barista Magazine here!
Read more…The term "Specialty" is used everday in our industry to describe many different things. What does it really mean? What does it mean to you?
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