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Kasey Towles and her husband Randy. Both are smiling, have short hair. Kasey is blonde and wears a red tank top, Randy a brown collared shirt. They are inside their business.

10 Minutes With Kasey Towles

June 4, 2021 baristamagazine Comments Off

We chat with the Kentucky business owner about her café Bird Dogs Coffee. BY SAMANTHA TAMPLINSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Kasey Towles Small-town café owner Kasey Towles (she/her) speaks with us today […]

Peace is a young woman in her early 30s. She stands behind the counter of a coffee education station, wearing a pink collared shirt a smiling looking off in the distance. She has short black hair and is of Thai descent.

10 Minutes With Peace Sakulclanuwat: Part Two

April 5, 2021 Katrina Yentch Comments Off

We wrap up our conversation with Peace by talking about Thai coffee and the SCA Coffee Taster’s Flavor Wheel. BY KATRINA YENTCHBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo provided by Peace Sakulclanuwat On Friday, we began learning […]

Peace is a Thai barista with short hair. She is at a coffee competition pouring water with an apron on and small mic attached.

10 Minutes With Peace Sakulclanuwat: Part One

April 2, 2021 Katrina Yentch Comments Off

We chat with Peace, a coffee competitor and manager at Coffee Project New York. BY KATRINA YENTCHBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Peace Sakulclanuwat Sirada Sakulclanuwat (she/her), or Peace as most of us know her, […]

Baidy stands at a coffee cupping table smiling. He wears a bright green tshirt,

10 Minutes With Papa Baïdy Gueye

March 1, 2021 baristamagazine Comments Off

We sit down with Baidy Coffee and Lifestyle founder to talk about the intersection of design and coffee. BY SPENCER AUBREYSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo courtesy of Kaya Papa Baïdy Gueye (he/him) is […]

Kellem is a white woman in her middle age. She has short curly brown hair and speaks into a microphone at a podium of a conference.

10 Minutes With Kellem Emanuele

February 25, 2021 Chris Ryan Comments Off

The former executive director of International Women’s Coffee Alliance talks about delivering change through coffee and her new role at Sustainable Harvest. BY CHRIS RYANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Sustainable Harvest Kellem Emanuele (she/her) […]

A group of people stand together inside a warehouse building. They are sampling coffee.

10 Minutes With Joey Gleason

February 18, 2021 Chris Ryan Comments Off

The co-founder of Buckman Coffee Factory talks to us about discovering coffee and running a business during the pandemic. BY CHRIS RYANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Joey Gleason In 2015, Joey Gleason (she/her) and […]

Casey is a young white woman with red hair. Casey sits on a rust orange couch with green plants and white columns in the background. She wears a black turtleneck with three-quarter length sleeves. She holds a white mug in her hand. She sits at a 45 degree angle, with her eyes angled toward the camera and her hair tucked behind her left ear.

10 Minutes With Casey Chartier-Vignapiano

January 28, 2021 baristamagazine Comments Off

Meet the coffee professional and mental health advocate behind Casey Makes Coffee LLC. BY ARIELLE REBEKAH GORDONSPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Feature photo courtesy of Casey Chartier-Vignapiano Prior to last March, Casey Chartier-Vignapiano (she/they) worked […]

Hyun-young Bang pours a drink at a barista competition.

10 Minutes With Hyun-young Bang

January 21, 2021 baristamagazine Comments Off

We talk to the 2020 South Korea Barista Champion and head roaster at Pastel Coffee Works about COVID-19’s impact in Seoul and what he’s been up to since winning the title in 2019. BY SUNGHEE […]

10 Minutes With Phillip White-Jackson

January 12, 2021 Chris Ryan Comments Off

We talk with the Houndstooth Coffee barista about discovering coffee, working during the pandemic, and much more. BY CHRIS RYANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Phillip White-Jackson Phillip White-Jackson was working at an insurance company […]

10 Minutes With Bev Tumi Makhubele And Naledi Yaziyo

January 5, 2021 Mark Van Streefkerk Comments Off

We spoke with the founders of Rofhiwa Book Café, a Black-owned business and community hub coming to East Durham, N.C. BY MARK VAN STREEFKERKBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo taken as a screenshot of Rofhiwa’s Kickstarter […]