Barista Exchange
Lauren Card
Profile Information:
- What is your position in the coffee industry?
- barista, manager, barista trainer, home barista, consultant
- Where are you located? ( City and Country )
- London, England
- How many years have you been in the industry?
- 6
- If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?
- maybe
- Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.
- Up until recently I managed a cafe within a busy exhibition venue. We have a 4gp La Marzocco Linea on the bar and can produce anything from 200 to 2500 shots per day. Training baristi in our cafe taught them speed and volume skills which can only come from being thrown in the deep end! I was one of 2 barista trainers and also my company's only competing barista - I got through to the semi-finals of this year's UK barista champs, placing 12th in the UK. I can teach speed & volume skills as well as basic barista essentials, plus National Barista competition techniques.
- What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?
- Brazil, Colombia, Denmark, Seattle, not too fussy really.
- About Me:
- I've been working as a barista, cafe manager and trainer for the last 6 years. Competed in the last 2 UKBC and managed to get through to the semi finals and finish 12th in the UK this year. I'd love to concentrate solely on perfecting barista techniques and not have to deal so much with all the other things that come along with managing a cafe!
- About My Company:
- We are an independent contract catering company - our site is the only commercial venue we operate. Our focus is mainly on good quality food, made from scratch with quality ingredients and that carries through to our coffee. All our baristas are trained to the same standard to guarantee a great cup every time.
- What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
- meeting like minded baristas who are equally passionate about what they do
- Website:
- http://www.goodeatingcompany.com
Dale Harris
thanks for the tip on crockery - every place I've found so far has had beautiful cups that are too big or will cost a fortune to ship from USA!!!
Going for first comp this year so any advice please send it my way!!!
Apr 11, 2008
Bruno Ferrer
Hey Lauren I saw your post in the in Barista competitors, and I'm add you in my friend list to share some ideas.
I compete In São Paulo Regional, I've got the firt place in the first regional here, and second in the last regional, and I've got the 10th place in Brazil this March.
May 2, 2008
Bruno Ferrer
Was 9th place actually
May 2, 2008
Bruno Ferrer
For example for Yara's signature beverage, she was thinking to do something like a cappuccino with pineapple and goat milk with nuts all with organic ingredients. It wasen't that good, so I said to her to try other thing because that was horrible, and she was the winner for the best signature beverage last year, everybody was hopping for something incredible for Yara's, in other words we developed (what we called coffee dark beer) espressos, grass lemon jelly, with candy of milk ( is like we called here in Brazil, i don't know if you understand ) of goat with nuts and sunflower seeds and a little of fig caramel, all that in little proportions and all in the bottle of Chantilly (cifão), and put the gas, it was donned
May 3, 2008
Sé Gorman
Sé
May 12, 2008
Bruno Ferrer
May 12, 2008
Bruno Ferrer
have a nice weekend.
May 23, 2008
Bruno Ferrer
May 24, 2008