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Andrew Legg

Edmonton

Canada

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What is your position in the coffee industry?: barista, manager, coffee shop owner, barista trainer, coffee roaster, industry professional, consultant
Where are you located? ( City and Country ): www.transcendcoffee.com Edmonton, Canada
How many years have you been in the industry?: 12+
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.: We have, at our shop, a barista's dream...A clover, a 2-group synesso, a 2 group lamarzocco GB5, a 7kilo Deitrich roaster, 20+ coffees, a new coffee lab with all manner of funky brewing paraphernalia and super-keen staff.
As a barista I have worked with a number of very different cafe environments, machines, brooms, customers. I have my own tamper.
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?: I posess a canadian passport and would be interested in working anywhere in the world, including elsewhere in Canada. As I am the Manager/Chief of culture realistically my time away from the shop would be limited. That said, I am amazed at how much great work happens when barista's guest even for an afternoon behind the bar. Its winter here at the moment so someplace warmer would be outstanding. On an educational level, it would be amazing to go to a producing country.
About Me:: I have worked with coffee going on 12 years, about the last third being aware of what I was doing. I have been brought in to work as chief of culture/ trainer/head barista. I competed at the Canadian National Barista Competition this year. Heaven is smoking a Solomon Cuaba and an espresso (Single Origin Harrar) mmmm.
About My Company:: We are closing in on our second year of business and growing continually. We are a roastery/cafe committed to raising the bar on coffee. We do tastings, brewing classes, and we hosted our first Jam back in October. On the business front we do a combination of wholesale, through the door retail, and a growing online business. We are located In Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Working here has been interesting as we are really building a market that has no reference for "third wave" coffee.
Website:: http://www.transcendcoffee.com

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Andrew Legg

Calgary is starting to bustle a bit. They have a Cafe artigiano downtown that is always pretty good. A place called Bumpy's that I haven't actually been to but their latte art seems to be pretty top notch. That also in the same nieghborhood you should check out the newly opened Kawa Cafe...Really nice place and awesome people...If you pop out to Cochrane Java Jamboree is doing coffee rightly.
Ummm...Jeff is a dude pulling shots at a place I stumbled onto on Granville Island. A little punchier in an espresso than I would go but the passion is there...
Cheers Andrew

Jun 22, 2008
Stickman

Hey Andrew.
You mentioned when you were out here that you had some Melitta #4 gold filters...Any left kicking around the shop? I could use a couple.
Lemme know!

Sep 2, 2008
angela

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you,i will also like to know you more,and i want you to send an email to my
email address so i can give you my picture, for you to know whom i am.
Here is my email address( angela5000desmond@yahoo.fr)
I believe we can move from here!
I am waiting for your mail to my email address above.
(Remeber the distance or colour does not matter but love matters alot in life)
( angela5000desmond@yahoo.fr)

Oct 10, 2010