061 : You Don’t Know Beans about Brazil w/ Kelly Stein, Coffea Podcast

Chris DeferioBarista Craft, Podcast, Roasting, Supply Chain

When it comes to coffee, what do you think of when I say “Brazil”? Chances are good that some of the things that come to mind are, in fact misconceptions. On today’s episode, Kelly Stein, Host of the Brazilian coffee podcast, Coffea, helps us explore the true bounty and quality that Brazil has to offer, dispel myths that plague the country, …

060 : Serving the Coffee Plant w/ Hanna Neuschwander, World Coffee Research

Chris DeferioBarista Craft, Podcast, Supply Chain, Uncategorized

Without the coffee plant we have no coffee industry. The sustainability of coffee plants, farms, and farmers is the cornerstone of what we do and determines everything in regards to what is possible in coffee quality. This week we get to learn from Hanna Neuschwander, Director of Communications at World Coffee Research about the history and current state of both …

041 : Standing for the Art of Coffee w/ Luke Adams, Standart Magazine

Chris DeferioBarista Craft, Career, Podcast, Supply Chain, Uncategorized

STANDING FOR THE ART OF COFFEE One of the best places we can go to gain inspiration, be educated, find insight, and experience life in a different and deeper way is printed page. In the midst of an endless sea of available content, Standart Magazine stands out as a leader in this arena for specialty coffee. Content Director for Standart Magazine, Luke …

037 : Chocolate & Coffee w/ Brian Beyke : Understanding Craft Chocolate

Chris DeferioBarista Craft, Podcast, Supply Chain, Training

Chocolate and coffee seem to be made for each other! Whether you are having a simple well made mocha or pairing a bar with a single origin espresso, chocolate can compliment, enhance, and make more accessible the specialty coffee we serve. Yet, as much as we know about coffee, we tend to fall short when it comes to this very important …

035 : The Consumer Revolution w/ Kevin Sinnott

Chris DeferioHospitality, Podcast, Supply Chain, Training

Kevin Sinnott is the author of the books The Art and Craft of Coffee and Great Coffee, blogger at CoffeeCompanion.com, producer of Web TV series Mission Coffee Can and creator/host of CoffeeCon, the Consumer Coffee Festival. He’s appeared in Oprah Winfrey, ABC-TV’s 20/20 and many other television shows talking about coffee. He’s frequently quoted as an independent coffee expert. Sinnott …

020 Joe Marrocco : Transparency, Origin Knowledge,and Your Shop : How to approach and apply coffee origin information to enhance, not detract, from the cafe experience

Chris DeferioPodcast, Supply Chain

There is a lot of farm information available to us today in coffee. The question is how do we use that information & what is the line between overloading the customer and enhancing their experience? What purpose does all this knowledge serve? Today Joe Marrocco of Coffee Imports helps us not only answer these questions but also talks about the …