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graeme finegan

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?: barista, manager, coffee shop owner
Where are you located? ( City and Country ): newry city, northern ireland
How many years have you been in the industry?: 2.5
If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?: yes
Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.: grounded spresso bars opened in nov 2006, this is when i started making coffee, since then i've taught myself tru the net and some help from my coffee roaster.
grounded offers any exchange baristas to be involved in a cafe which prides itself on excellent coffee and a superior atmosphere, with live music, dj sets, story tellers, anythin really
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?: ANYWHERE
About Me:: im 25 years old, my background is in medical field and i left that to open my dream cafe, and start my dream job! we have won an awards for friendliest business im very particular about my coffee and my roberta-groundeds la marzocco gb/70
Website:: http://www.myspace.com/groundednewry

Comment Wall:

Scandrea

Hello there

Feb 3, 2008
Sé Gorman

Thanks Grahame, only catching up now.
They did really well to make the finals and we were delighted with 2nd and 4th. It was all so close any of the top 6 could have won it. depends the day!
See ya! Sé

Feb 26, 2008
Chris Weaver

hmm sounds like a classy version of my aeropress and ginger beer :) How did you do in the competition?

Apr 8, 2008
Chris Weaver

just reading through your site, and you mention some interesting things...! you mention an interest in a barista exchange, and also live music, something I have been working towards at the shop where I work, being in a band myself, I put on an acoustic night once a week :)

Apr 8, 2008
Chris Weaver

sounds like you're slightly further along the path I'm following with music, want to start filming and recording artists as of this month.

Would you be interested in discussing a barista exchange out of interest? I would love to come out to NI

Apr 8, 2008
Jason Dominy

greetings graeme. glad you could join us!

Apr 11, 2008
allen

hi! new york is a great city, but i do not know much about the "coffee culture" here... i just make coffee. i could tell you the great cafes though, all have websites i believe. gimme coffee, cafe grumpy, 9th st espresso, everyman espresso, el beit. yeah, that's about all the help i could be so far, i'm still new to new york myself.

Apr 27, 2008
CAMPBELL MILLER

He mate
things going well, been flat out with coffee video magazine things, Got the job for shooting the WBC and then came back and went to Indiana to a coffee school and to do some filming for a Latte Art DVD with Chris DeFerio. Glad to be home.

Hows things with the new shop? when you in the Newry one, will call down for a chat got some training footage you might like?

Aug 26, 2008
Sé Gorman

Well Graham, flat out going nowhere!!
One month past with the first Krem@Queen's at the Titanic Dock and tomorrow is the handover of the Café at the PFC in the main Queens Building on the university road. All going well but i'm wrecked. How's the Boucher road deal going ? are you trading yet? I'll have to get down and see it when you are open.

Keep in touch Sé Good luck!!

Aug 28, 2008