Barista Exchange
Alex Galt
Male
Green Bay, Wisconsin
United States
Profile Information:
- What is your position in the coffee industry?
- barista, coffee shop owner, barista trainer, coffee enthusiast
- Where are you located? ( City and Country )
- Green Bay, Wisconsin, US
- How many years have you been in the industry?
- 10
- If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?
- maybe
- About Me:
- My name is Alex, and I'm co-owner of Kavarna Coffeehouse with my wife Linda, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. We have a small child and a toddler.
- About My Company:
- Kavarna Coffeehouse has been a fixture in Green Bay, Wisconsin since 1999. In addition to serving the best coffee in the region, we are also a vegetarian restaurant.
- What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
- People
- Website:
- http://kavarna.com
David Smith
I see you posted on the live music thread and wanted to say hello. We stop by your place any time we're up in GB and in the neighborhood, and we love it. We're in Two Rivers so GB is just a short trip for us. We (my wife Kim and I) enjoy your place very much (Little Tokyo and Kavarna...all the reason we need to drive over to Broadway when in GB). Best wishes and continued success to you...
David Smith
Mar 11, 2008
Ken Chappell
Another nosey question, tell me about your cups. We have been rubber stamping for 2 years, everywhere I look they want 13K to get our cups rolling, what did you do?
Mar 13, 2008
Adrian Badger
Jun 30, 2008
David Smith
I'm actually putting together a line-up list of all the folks who've played here, along with what their music might be best described as and any contact info and my own notes on each performer...more for my own obsessive record keeping purposes than anything else, but perhaps you'd find it useful as well. I'll likely be finishing it up sometime in the coming week and will forward to you then if you'd like.
Nope, not in the GB shop too much I'm afraid...which will likely come back to bite me in the butt, but life is already pretty chaotic with the one shop in TR. You know how that goes. But the next time we're up there and on Broadway I'll swing in to possibly catch you there and say hi.
Thanks for the kind words.
All the best,
David
Aug 22, 2008
David Smith
Email me at stumpjack(at)gmail(dot)com so I have your email addy and I'll forward to you contact info on some musicians who I think you might enjoy at your shop.
David
Sep 7, 2008
jessa morse
I know this is overdue (like, two months overdue) but thanks for your ideas and suggestions on profit margins and such...
I grew up in Vermont, and I still spend most summers there. So when I visit Kavarna, I get a very home-like vibe. Your menu rocks! Your staff rocks! Your events rock! Kudos!
As far as At My Express being compared to Jo To Go, you're right. It happens. I just have to laugh. Just for the record: Out of complete desperation, after I'd spent months at home after having my baby (and At My Express was closed), I snagged a job there. I only went to work twice, and then I never went back. THAT PLACE IS FILTHY! (West side) The quality of their beans is terrible. Folgers would be better. And on and on and on.... I'll never take someone seriously if they're comparing At My Express to Jo To Go, nevermind balking at our prices. :)
If you're ever in the area, swing thru the "little red caboose." I'm sure I'll be to Kavarna one of these days....
Cheers!
Nov 6, 2008
Joseph Zimmermann
Jan 12, 2009