Hello coffee community!

I'm hanging out in Anaheim, California this weekend at the Celebrity Food Show as a V.I.P. guest with the Seattle Barista Academy.

It was a little crazy flying down at the last minute, but I made it, and am having a blast meeting new people and showing off my barista skills and knowledge.

I've gotten 2 additional job offers just walking around talking to people about coffee and chocolate! I'm SO serious! I just thought I was being a good barista by being informed about how they process coffee, chocolate, and teas, but I guess a lot of people working with the actual products have a limited grasp of the processing and production involved with the products they sell.. Hmmm... Know your products is what I'm saying here! Which reminds me... I have some studying to do as far as product knowledge...

There's a lot of famous celebrity chefs all over this place, and I've been showing off, ha! If they get to be all cool and famous, let me show you what Specialty Coffee is all about! I've been showing the crowds the differences in free-pour vs. etching, what my custom Reg Barber can do, and how similar it can be compared to each chef having their own set of knives.

I borrowed some lavender sugar and made the 2 ladies from the lavender booth some beautiful lattes. They traded me sugar cookies and a brownie, yum!

Tomorrow is going to be nuts! The film crew for the Food Network is supposedly going to be filming, and I'm excited!!!! I might be on television! Woot! I'll have another blog up soon with more in depth look at what we're doing in California and my role at the Seattle Barista Academy.

Here are a few pictures of what I've been up to this last week. Enjoy, I'll talk to you soon!