089 : La Marzocco USA General Manager, Andrew Daday : Leadership, Innovation, service, heritage

Chris DeferioCoffee Tech, Leadership, Podcast, Supply Chain

Today we have the immense honor of talking with Andrew Daday, General Manager of La Marzocco USA! We dive into his leadership,  values, and goals as he heads up one of the worlds most iconic and respected equipment manufacturing companies. Also in this conversation we discuss the importance of La Marzocco’s relationship with the coffee shop, their vision for sustainability, …

076 : Talking Tech! w/ Tom Ritz of Workhorse Customs : Best Practices for Machine Maintenance

Chris DeferioBarista Craft, Coffee Tech, Podcast

    Clean and well functioning equipment is definitely one of the keys to the shop! Problem is that we tend to lose those keys and end up with problems that could have been prevented with some basic attention to regular maintenance. To talk with us about best practices and key areas to invest time, attention, and resource into we …

034 : Pour Over & Batch Brew w/ Ryan Soeder

Chris DeferioBarista Craft, Coffee Tech, Podcast, Training

Pour over coffee is often seen as a sign that you take coffee seriously. It implies a level of quality not usually reserved for plain ol’ batch brew. Batch brew is seen as a bit more pedestrian. Customers may even assume that, compared to pour over, batch brew is inferior in quality. The truth? It all depends. Today we take …