Barista Exchange
Gwen
Female
Seattle, WA
United States
Profile Information:
- What is your position in the coffee industry?
- barista, barista trainer, coffee enthusiast
- Where are you located? ( City and Country )
- Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA
- How many years have you been in the industry?
- 4
- 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.
- I am experienced at the espresso bar and can make a wide variety of specialty drinks, including lattes, cappuccinos, mochas etc. I can adjust the grind to perfect from a deadlock in two tries or less. I have food prep and sanitation skills as well as some bakery prep skills. I also know the grind settings required for a variety of home brew methods, including but not limited to moka espresso, toddy, vacuum, neapolitan, french press, melitta, and chemex brewers. I have experience using the aforementioned brew methods. I can back flush an espresso machine. I can consistently pour latte art. I also have some knowledge of the inner workings of the espresso machine, particularly in relation to cleaning. I have extensive knowledge of tea history and brewing and I have been involved in the Tea Science 101 research group since it's birth in the company. I have some office experience, particularly with filing. I'm organized, punctual, and efficient. I took three years of Spanish in high school and two of German, though In am out of practice with both. If I think of more I'll add it later.
- What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?
- London, England is probably my first choice. I wouldn't mind traveling elsewhere in Europe.
- About Me:
- I live for: music, random information, vinyl, coffee AND tea, my friends, animals, travel, excitement, adventure, playing guitar, my bed, and thrifting. I collect coffee brewing apparatuses (I'm still missing a vacuum pot and an ibrik). My favorite music is Punk, The Clash being my favorite band, but I'm pretty open minded. I'm a complete Anglophile. I love reading; sci-fi, fantasy, fiction, romance, classics, horror, and non-fiction particularly in regards to music and/or punk. If I were a car, I would be an '85 Toyota Tersell, white, with rust around the wheel wells, no power steering, no anti-lock breaks, two-doors, automatic. Incidentally that was the first car I ever owned. *grins*
- About My Company:
- Phoenix Coffee believes that you can change the world by serving a really good cup of coffee. I'm not sure about that applying to the entire world, but I've seen it work on peoples' personal worlds. The feeling that I can make someone's day better by talking to them and giving them some great coffee; well that's Phoenix to me. We're incredibly active in our local communities. Our strongest point, aside from great coffee, is customer service.
- What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
- The people and the coffee.
- Website:
- http://csuohio.facebook.com/profile.php?id=85700300
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