Mitch Montgomery

Male

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?
barista, barista trainer, coffee roaster, coffee enthusiast
Where are you located? ( City and Country )
Phoenix, AZ
How many years have you been in the industry?
10 total but 4 seriously
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.
Some of my skills include proper shot extraction, milk steaming (respect the micro foam), latte art and drinking lots of coffee. I'm Currently the Barista Trainer for Press Coffee Roasters in Phoenix, AZ
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?
I would like to travel first within the USA, I really want to visit Portland, Northern California, Boston, NYC, and Chicago. Outside the USA I want to visit Vancouver B.C., Italy, France, and the Netherlands.
About Me:
I have been in the coffee business in one form or another for about 10 years, but I got serious about four years ago. I live in Phoenix but my home will always be Washington (the state, I can't stand when you say your from WA and people assume your from DC). I love everything coffee and I can't stop thinking about it (is that a bad thing). I'm totally into roasting, I dig that I have a huge influence of the the final product.
About My Company:
We are passionate about roasting and offering incredible coffee, delicious food, and wonderful wine. In fact, that’s how we came up with our name PRESS… coffee French PRESS, panini PRESS sandwiches, and wine PRESS. We focus on fresh roasted boutique coffee's with a focus on social responsibility. We also offer more large variety of boutique wines and beers. Most importantly, we pride ourselves in the quality of our food and drinks along with our friendly baristas and chefs.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
The People
Website:
http://www.presscoffeeaz.com

Comment Wall:

  • Steve Kessler

    well well well. great to have you here man!

    Mar 23, 2008

  • Mitch Montgomery

    Hey check out the wii mii

    Mar 27, 2008

  • Steve Kessler

    Why am I your only friend.........you're such a loner.

    Apr 15, 2008

  • Mitch Montgomery

    I guess I'm kinda a loner...

    Apr 16, 2008

  • Steve Kessler

    That's why your special!

    Apr 16, 2008

  • Mike Funk

    Hey Mitch,

    How's it going?

    Mike

    Apr 16, 2008

  • Steve Kessler

    Dude, you got three friends.

    That's like getting me a bowling ball!!!!

    Apr 17, 2008

  • Steve Kessler

    Sure they are.....just ask Amanda! Haha

    Apr 18, 2008

  • GC

    We have a couple of ideas for you. Please shoot me an e-mail at tara@groundxcontrol.com

    May 4, 2008

  • Steve Kessler

    What....GC trying to take you away from our family??????? Man, this sucks! Haha. It was great chatting today in the roastery. Some days we hardly get hang time. Anyways.....I'll bring you those green samples tomorrow.

    May 6, 2008

  • GC

    Drool away, OBTW Heather Perry Training at GC on June 8-9, we are sponsoring Barrista's for competition

    May 7, 2008

  • Steve Kessler

    Kenya AA in the Chemex.........ah ya.........
    It'll better tasting tomorrow I'm sure. Heather in our little 'ol state! Sounds cool to me. That's pretty cool that GC is bringing her in. Maybe you can give HP a bowling ball as a thank you gift?

    May 8, 2008

  • Steve Kessler

    Hey cupping on Saturday might be a little hard. We can still do it though. I'll have the kids all morning while Vanessa is gone. We could plan it for early afternoon maybe???

    May 8, 2008

  • GC

    Looking for a head barista to train and compete and help roast...Mitch, you interested. Heard great things about your latte art. Want to put Phoenix on the map in the coffee community!

    May 14, 2008

  • Steve Kessler

    Sadly, not my latte art. I specialize in natural disasters, bird droppings, etc, not rosetta's. I Miss you guys too. Things are going very well, great actually. I look forward to seeing you at SCAA Atlanta! We should plan on rooming together. How things going for you?????

    Sep 17, 2008

  • Steve Kessler

    Dude.........great talk.....miss you..........


    Now get your butt more involved in the coffee community!!!!! (haha)

    Sep 20, 2008

  • Natasha

    It was fun at the training! Thanks for all the info and letting us use the espresso machine!! [I've been away from a machine for faaar too long!]

    Thanks... again,

    Tasha

    Oct 22, 2008

  • Natasha

    Indeed! I don't think most people get my enthusiasm for coffee except other coffee enthusiasts. People think I'm crazy, but it's just so much fun for me. I love making coffee. <3

    Oct 22, 2008

  • Steve

    Mitch, great training yesterday, I felt like I was back at ABCs ...except a condensed version. I want to talk with you more regarding our opening, can you send me an email so that we can chat....

    Oct 22, 2008

  • Steve Kessler

    Dude.......that was hilarious!!!!! Sadly, his dreads looked better than mine :(

    Nov 3, 2008