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What is your position in the coffee industry?
coffee roaster, home barista, coffee enthusiast
Where are you located? ( City and Country )
greenville, sc
How many years have you been in the industry?
6
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.
i watch the quality coffee movement from the outside, pressing my nose tightly against the glass until the schnoz runs out, but rarely coming in. i'm determined to find new ways to engage the innoculated masses, transcend insiderism and keep coffee connected to real life, like the way i recently had a fever dream about barista hair. i'm not a gearhead, and don't buy much equipment, choosing instead to work religiously on my barista skills. also, i'm destitute. i provide occasional espresso event catering, where i get to don the holy vestments of the trade, like a man-apron. and i bloviate endlessly about all of the above, throwing in chesterton quotes, random video jokes and spikenard for good measure.
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?
france
chad
ethiopia
guatemala
el salvador
zimbabwe
About Me:
i'm a political journalist, a scooter driver and a father of three. i'm the oldest of 12 children whose family mostly lives in the remote bush of chad, in central africa. i speak french. i read like a hound dog. i puff a pipe like a screaming banshee. and i eat french cheese like a clapper-clawed pumpion.
About My Company:
we write stuff. most days.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
community
Website:
http://chemicallyimbalanced.org

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At 9:28am on April 21, 2009, Liz Clayton said…
that was a total failure to connect. damn!
At 6:43am on November 4, 2008, Jason Dominy said…
Glad you're coming. It will be great to meet you. The blog's been good lately, BTW. Glad you finally got caught up....
At 7:35am on May 15, 2008, Danielle Glasky said…
hey friend! I have been reading(singing) Mallarme on the daily. Thank you so much. I forgot how well poetry works with a cup of coffee.
At 10:18am on May 14, 2008, Jason Dominy said…
Address is 2400 Distribution St. Charlotte. Just off I-77. Let me know if you need other directions.
At 10:17am on May 14, 2008, Jason Dominy said…
At 6:13pm on May 12, 2008, Jason Dominy said…
Hey Ben,
we need to get together sometime for a cup of coffee. You interested in coming to our informal barista jam this Sunday night?
At 7:45pm on March 15, 2008, Jason Dominy said…
Hey Man! Welcome!
At 6:26am on March 12, 2008, Ildi Revi said…
Hi "BZ". Haven't heard from you in a while. Still writing?
Cheers, Ildi
At 1:13pm on March 11, 2008, Troy Reynard said…
Isn't all just degrees of separation from Jon Lewis?
At 2:54pm on March 10, 2008, Phil Proteau said…
Touche, Ben, touche. Curse those dang investigative journalism skills.
 
 
 

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