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Deferio

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United States

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?: barista, manager, barista trainer, industry professional, consultant
Where are you located? ( City and Country ): Louisville, KY
How many years have you been in the industry?: 16
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.: Worked in many Coffee Houses over the years...
Gimme! Coffee, Carriage House Cafe both in Ithaca, NY.
Worked with the amazing folks at Cafe Kubal in Syracuse, NY.
Now I am the Cafe Operations Manager for Sunergos Coffee in Louisville, KY
16 years as a professional barista, barista trainer, Manager, speaker, and Consultant.
3 Time Latte Art Champion 04, 05, 09.
New World Latte art Championship Judge
North East Barista Champion 07
USBC finalist 4th place 07
Published articles in magazines and recipes in books
About Me:: I'm a coffee professional,and a born again Christian
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?: People and free coffee
Website:: http://www.defurious.wordpress.com

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Deferio

I know, I know

Feb 21, 2008
scott conary

Hey Chris;
I kept your cover at the hotel....didn't want to announce just who was staying there to the anxious crowd in the foyer....
How did that latte art class go?

Feb 21, 2008
Andy Newbom

chris is a rock master.

Feb 21, 2008
Deferio

Hey Scott,
The classes were great! Alot of pretty sharp and determined people. Its usually pretty rewarding.

Feb 21, 2008
Alexis Zaharis

Yo DeFEAReooo!
Welcome back.
I'm a leavin' a liitle somethin' for you over at State Street tomorrow. Stop by after 10am.

Feb 21, 2008
Ed Viser

Hi, Chris. Hope all is well! Puerto Rico is still under construction. Thanks for the friends invite!

Feb 22, 2008
Rob Tuttle

Hey Chris...welcome aboard! Good to see you. I was talking about you yesterday and here you are...

Feb 22, 2008
Alex

hey Chris, long time no see. planning on making the trek to the mid atlantic barista jam. hope to see you then!

Feb 22, 2008
Jason Dominy

What's up Chris? How's things at "the House?"

Feb 22, 2008
Liz

no you look out!!!
oh yeah and i hear you got the coffees in for the pairing menu... doing any cupping?

Feb 24, 2008
Cindy Chang

Hi, you should let me know if you can come out to CIA on March 3rd or 4th. There's a special event you might be interested in.

Feb 25, 2008
Fede Cabrera

Hi Chris,

I loved your work at the USBC 2007!

You may already know about my venture. I`m starting to recruit world-class trainers & baristas to train the local baristas at the american coffee growing countries.
The idea is to cover the expenses (air ticket+hotel+food) for a 3 day trip (at least) with sponsor support.
The venture will start by February 2009, if you`re able to donate a couple of days of your time, to promote the barista profession, please let me know, and I`ll send you the schedule.

Best regards,
Federico

Feb 26, 2008
Jason Casale

Hey what up Chris remember me I am the guy you can never remembers name when I see you ha ha
how have you been I hope all is well with you and carriage house. I am now an official barista and coffee roaster.
You should visit here in Phoenix sometime man.
See ya Jason

Feb 27, 2008
Tim Noble

Little Rascals- Stymie says, "dem IS the brakes!"
Yeah, it's shot on Buffalo St. I bet you'll see the Carriage House in the back ground.
I'll see you in Ithaca later this Spring, Chris.
-Tim at Town Hall Coffee

Feb 27, 2008
Liz Clayton

from out of the shadows

Mar 5, 2008
Ray Hencken

Good meeting you at the jam Chris. I'm sure we'll see you in Ithaca.

Mar 7, 2008
Jason Dominy

What's up Chris?

Mar 20, 2008
Instaurator

Hey Chris did you get my email about Minneapolis?

Apr 7, 2008
Ray Hencken

Congrats on your placement at the NERBC!

Apr 13, 2008
frank battista

Great to see you again this past weekend.

Apr 13, 2008
Jesse_Aram

You went all Korean prodigy fingerstyle guitar on that superimposed rosetta. Finally on the barista exchange...

Apr 14, 2008
David Sierra

Chris: Thank you for accepting me as your friend in this crazy, coffee world! Jess speaks the world of you. I look forward to meeting and welcoming you into 'Louavul' !

Apr 20, 2008
James McCarthy

how'd the synesso treat you?

Apr 23, 2008
Deferio

Treated me well...the blend is now 5 beans and tastes great. More practice tonight!

Apr 23, 2008
Rob Tuttle

Hey there Chris...I hope all is well! See you in Minn...

Apr 23, 2008
Robin "Big Daddy" Seitz

So good to see you again Chris. I look forward to the next time we meet. All the best

May 10, 2008
Chris Berola

It was a pleasure being able to talk with you at the show and that sig drink of yours was pretty damn delicous. Good luck with the move!

May 15, 2008
Chris DeMarse

I feel so bad for you. Suffering for the gospel in Kona.... but seriuosly, hope all is going well in preparation for that and the move. I can't wait to learn from your great base of knowledge and skill. 2D's only 2D with Defurious

May 29, 2008
Tony Serrano

Boo Yah!

Jul 8, 2008
Andy Newbom

deferio: you rock. keep it hard and nice.

Jul 20, 2008
Nancy Ramirez

Deferio!! master de masters!!! wow!!

Aug 24, 2008
Benza Lance

We're not worthy! We're not worthy!

Sep 19, 2008
Andy Newbom

how is the east Mr D? How is it tellin em what to do?

Oct 4, 2008
Mike

How's wedding plans coming along? Good to visit with you at Victrola

Oct 7, 2008
Benjamin H Wilkinson

Wow! I've been thinking about you. I hope you are well and this Fonda you in peace.

I have a baby girl! Yeah. I'd be blesed to know what was going on. And I can provide a "traditional" email address if better.

Best

Benjamin

Nov 19, 2008
Benjamin H Wilkinson

Hey! Did you notice my low res video of your superimposed pour? i know, not the the greatest quality in the world... In the video you say, "now the pressure's on." I believe you're referring to me getting up in your grill with the cam. When are your classes held? how far is it to Muncie from here?

Best Wishes

Nov 23, 2008
Christopher D. Domingo

Hi Chris, thank's for adding me. Im one of your great fan on latte art

Dec 22, 2008
Jesse_Aram

Hope you had a merry Christmas with your lady, just know that you'll never catch me elfing myself...ok, ok, the breakdancing deferio elf was cool. Much love bro

Dec 26, 2008
nik orosi

i started to be a barista after looking at some videos with you, matt and billy...thanks for 'reborn' of mine...

Feb 1, 2009
Miro

http://www.baristaexchange.com/group/greatlakesbaristas

Check out the group. If you dig, you should join. Thanks.

-Miro

Feb 2, 2009
Dex

Hope all is going well surely I will see you in Chicago! Hope the school is working out well for you, the way you teach is great and truly a way of learning not just seeing.

Feb 2, 2009
Chris DeMarse

nice booth... it makes you loook skinnier

Feb 26, 2009
Chris DeMarse

i'll be by tomorrow morning to construct that sig drink carrier

Feb 26, 2009
Jesse -D->

Hey Chris, thanks for the shout out. Are you headed to PDX?

Feb 26, 2009
Leo Li

Hey CHrist,
This is Yang, Thanks for Train me in Chicago Navi Pier coffee fest.
Heard u will head to Vegas for Competition. See u then.

Yang
Chicago

May 13, 2009
william kevin emmons

let me know how you do this weekend. and send me a pic of your winning pour

Jun 12, 2009
lindsaytron

ha, you're like the fourth person to tell me that in less than a week,
guess i'm about to pay jay a visit soon XD

thanks!

Jun 30, 2009
Chris/Dale

after reading your last post on the so thread , I'm convinced that we should be friends in some sort of capacity albeit an unreal one (i.e. bx friendship)

Aug 25, 2009
Daniel Williamson

How was the jam?

Oct 4, 2009
Alex Chojolan

Hey Chris,
How have you been? anyways this is alex that work for Jack Groot and just wanted to say thank you for you help in D.C. I believe my latte art gotten better and it was a lot because of you help. thank you.

Oct 5, 2009

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