Big tips for walking trade show events: 1) Bring snacks, like nuts 2) Bring water 3) Know why you’re there 4) Seek out hashtags ahead of time 5) Volunteer at the event, for an exhibitor, or at an after party Time 1:40 Zack Lyman (ZackLyman.com Instagram @ZachLymanPodcast)), lover of Hot Wings and Dr. Pepper, employee at DiedrichRoasters.com I met Zack in Portland, “I walked up to you and I was like Steve Martin” because I was wearing a 7-piece all white bunny suit 2:50 How can...

February 2019 visited this gem of a cafe in Arkansas. Just a little nerd chat about coffee. Coffee fermentation under pressure??? Elika: "Oh, man. Titles are hard. To give you an idea. "USBrC '19 V3.6" is my presentation title. Granja La Esperanza, Cerro Azul I also realized I said Shayne and I switched positions 3.5 years ago, but it was 1.5 years. I'm a liar." "Never settle for good enough" Visit www.OnyxCoffeeLab.com and thank me later!

A magician walks into a bar in Trondheim, Norway, orders an Aquavit cocktail, twirls his mustache, then meets me, Levi. "Let’s talk Aquavit…… the Nordic spirit" 1:40 Bargician! 2:20 0:50 Aquavit ‘water of life’ 2:40 potato based spirit, barrels of aquavit 5:35 Joe Patrick, @Bargician Recipe time Iced Aquavit Cocktail 4 oz cold coffee 0.5 oz Cointreau 1 oz Aquavit Ice Hot Aquavit Cocktail 0.75 oz Cointreau 1 oz Aquavit 6 oz drip coffee Orange zest 7:40 taste it as it’s...

ACP 070: Try This Hot Mojito? TIME 1:00 Wine needs to air-e-ate? Mellow out? What’s that word! Some interesting notes from Decanter.com: Clément Robert MS, head sommelier and wine buyer at 28-50 wine bars, recommends giving a wine 60 minutes, on average, to aerate. ‘If you were, for example, in the presence of a fragile wine, like an old vintage bottle, then I would not risk aerating it too much. I would probably open it in advance and try to find the right type of glass.’ In the case...

Derrick Wessels (Instagram @Coffee_Derrick) owner of Beagle Coffee in Colorado. This episode was recorded on a pullout couch the day before US Coffee Champs Denver, December 2018. “This is a podcast, we talk about coffee” why have I never used this before? Its so simple =] TIME 1:00 how can you balance so many things like travel and work and roasting coffee? 1) Derrick uses 4 different calendars to manage his life 2) He pre-packs his daily needs in his car. Always plan to finish all your...

"Seasonal Flavors" From Barista Magazine Oct/Nov 2018 Issue 1: Barista Magazine October/November 2018 article, some additional fun flavor combinations that go with coffee specifically 2: Way easier (fast, cheap) to experiment with beverage, than to bake/create a new food item 3: Use the Flavor Bible if you want to combine ingredients 4: If you do work with a bakery, ask them what seasonal items will be coming out, or how to pair with their offerings. Maybe you can cross train people at...

Inspired by the “Cooking With Syrups” article in May 2018 issue of Fresh Cup Magazine, this episode is really about leveraging ingredients to pair items together and sell a tasty treat along with that delicious beverage. AudioCafePodcast.com More info about Sequim Washington and Lavender Festival: http://www.lavenderfestival.com/2018-sequim-lavender-festival/

Last weekend Lee Carter and his dog Zero drove over to my place in Madison, Wisconsin to chat for a bit. We saw some dive bars. We had some bar food. Then when we spent an hour relaxing and talking about beverages. Lee Carter is the co-founder of Five Watt and Big Watt Beverage Company in Minneapolis, MN. Enjoy the chat between 3 friends.   Recipe - The Year of the Chai: 2 oz Oregon Chai Extra Spicy Super Concentrate, 2 oz carrot juice, 6 oz Oatly Barista Edition, steam together, top with...

Join myself and Andrew Gomez as we chat about a home barista party. Recorded suuuper late at night after many enjoyable alcoholic beverages. At the intro I mention this cold brew cocktail: “The Cold Brew Rock-Slider” 0.5 oz DaVinci Gourmet Cold Brew Concentrate, 0.5 chocolate liqueur, 1 oz Baileys Almond Liqueur, 3 oz Oatly, ice. ‘King of the Hill’ barista event: tickets are $1, all the tickets go into a hat, 2 names are drawn, the winning pour is on ‘the hill’ as the current ‘King of the...

Real time recording as my friends come over and create some fun coffee cocktails. This miiiiiiiight get silly..... Cocktails we will create in this episode: 1) Bourbon and Cold Brew: 2) Lunchbox or ‘Cafe Disaronno’: 3) Cafe Boulevardier: 4) Cafe Cola: 5) Cafe Sazerac: 6) Salty White Russian:

Bryan shows us behind the scenes of his cafe, lots to learn

Guest Bryan Reynolds explains what it is like to cast a vision for a cafe

In August 2005 I flew into NOLA, on the flight from Seattle we could see the massive glowing storm in the Golf of Mexico. On one side of the clouds the sunset was painting it a gorgeous orange, but it was a thick cloud that quickly turned black and opaque. Looking out from the small airplane window I watched the cloud burst into electric blueish-purple as lightning strobe’d like a warning light. A fore-shadow and forecast of what was going to happen. Also a reflection of the very people who...

As stated in the podcast, this was recorded and unedited in real time while day-drinking. As a matter of fact, these very show notes are being typed while drinking. What started out as a joke conversation last night, “Hey, what would it be like if there was a cafe who had the sole purpose of being a first date location for online dating?” After a night and morning of drinking, why not talk more about this and record it, without playback, or editing? These are the talks that baristas have...

INTRO     Do you go on cafe or bar crawls? This fall in Madison, Wisonsin I got to do the CaffeineCrawl.com event, big event with a lot of logistics and moving parts. Lots to organize, great exposure for local cafes and super fun for the local community. For me as an attendee it was a great chance to see the whole local scene at one time, stopping into shops that I haven’t been into before.     This episode can be thought of as an extension of the Yelp (episode 54) podcast we did, making a...

MUSIC (Podington Bear: Gravy) Topic     1) Tulsa, coffee crawling     2) Meeting baristas     3) Get out there and try stuff     4) Samuel Smith Insight:     1) Ask baristas ‘where should I go next’ us yelp     2) Cold Brew nitro with vanilla and cream     3) Maple Soda uses shelf stable ingredients that don’t expire or dial in Reason to interact:     1) Map of the places I went     2) Maple Soda and Sparkling Green Tea recipe     3) Photos of the drinks Hello, Tulsa Cafe...

Time 1:10 - Levi talks about the Reversed Irish Coffee recipe, his new favorite coffee cocktail. Time 4:40 - “Where is the industry going with beverage recipes, to mocktails?” Talk a little about bottomless portafilters and the MAVAM espresso machine. Also the DaVinci Gourmet Iced Coffee syrup was mentioned for restaurants that don’t have an espresso machine. Time 5:40 - There is no new origin or ingredients on the market, like the past the stories that spice traders would make up to keep...

Some of the highlights from this podcast will include: People are the biggest thing in your business, the right people bring in all the best opportunities. Levi talks a little about oatmeal coffee? Yum or no? How do you convince people to work in one area over another, such as the register over the espresso machine? Conflicts disguised as opportunity, a conflict brings up a topic that clearly needs to be addressed. What its like to start a cafe, get married, and go back to school all at...

What to look for when opening your first coffee house? How do you pick the right location? What should you change at a cafe if you buy it and are the new owner? Does it help to grow up in an entrepreneurial household? How do you move from being a barista to being a cafe owner? How do you find a business that is missing you?

Summer, 2015, Levi and Corey sit down to talk about how coffee shops should use Yelp to get new customers. Levi uses the app several times per week and used to have an account for his own coffee stand. This episode you will learn about the overall strategy you should use when starting a Yelp page, how to reward fans, dealing with negative reviews, and rewarding your staff for a job well done. BIO: Corey Dane hails from Chicago and worked as a voice over artist, TV host and arts...

2:55 If you want to know what it looks like when a New Orleans resident takes over a cafe space from a big chain that had intense colors and wornout floors, you should look up Pulp And Grind on 644 Camp St in the Warehouse District. Look them up on Yelp, or visit this episodes show notes to finout what-the-fuss is going on with those Bagel Bombs they’re cooking up.   3:30 While we were there Becca made me some chai she’s working on, we tried some of their juices….. Woohoo! But… (music...

This episode is a sneak peak into what it looks like to work with Levi in designing your beverage menu. This is just the start of the talk, where I interview the client. Its a real call, but only the first call, not the follow up. This is beneficial to you if you need some inspiration for your menu, also we chat about hemp milk and mocktails. If you need help with beverage, contact Levi[at]Boyrista.com for more information.

TIME 1:50 "What different trends do you see in the USA and abroad?" 1) The Australian coffee market may be 10 years ahead of the US market, maybe because of the high concentration of Greeks and Italians? 2) In Australia we see more dark/syrupy/chocolate but full of flavor coffee, not as much light roast or citrus/fruit/acidic centric coffee. 3) China appears to be quality focused, everything used has to be absolute highest quality beans. 4) America loves single origin coffees.   TIME...

6:00 WHY WORK WITH AND FOR BARE COFFEE RATHER THAN ANY OTHER ROASTER Chance to work with friends Enjoy working in a space (the USA) that is still blooming A chance to apply skills from other industries and take into the coffee industry   7:30 WHAT ARE 1-2 BUSINESS MISTAKES COMPANIES MAKE Not specific to coffee, they’re always let by passion but don’t always identify the main goal whether that’s pure profit or a passion to be within the industry It needs to be business first and passion...