- Long Beach
Notes + Quotes
1. Sam Lewontin, Everyman NY | New York, NY
‘Black Sands’ Bonobo | “I want this drink to be simple and accessible.”
2. Brady MacDonald, Olympia Coffee Roasting | Olympus, WA
‘O leaozinzo,’ Caetano V | “I know that coffee is the product of a living organism.”
3. Hadassah Edith | Square One Coffee, Lancaster, PA
‘Respect,’ Norma Frazer | “Getting to know this coffee meant getting to know this country.”
4. Cole McBride | PublicUs, Las Vegas, Nevada
‘Turn Up The Radio,’ Ok Go | “Coffee like this allows us to bring more people into the specialty coffee universe.”
5. Ryan Soeder, Intelligentsia | Chicago, Illinois
‘The Boy in the Bubble,’ Paul Simon | “I’m fascinated with how many terms we have for coffee.”
6. Radames Roldan, Blueprint Coffee | St. Louis, MO
‘Why,’ Les Sins Feat Nate Saman | “I’m excited to connect with coffee in ways that I hadn’t thought possible.”
7. Michael Harwood, Ceremony Coffee |
‘Still Life,’ The Horrors’ | “Every coffee has an ideal context.”
8. Charles Babinski, Go Get Em Tiger | Los Angeles
‘Be Your Girl,’ Teedra Moses | “Coffee thrives on large scale systems.”
9. Trevor Gruehn , Independent, Madison WI
‘Let’s Do it Again’, Staple Sisters | “We need to be aware of our expectations, manage them and challenge them sometimes.”
10. Kevin Bohlin, Saint Frank Coffee, San Francisco, CA
‘The Believer,’ John Legend x Common | “Passion in coffee isn’t by flavor alone but, the people and cultures of coffee.”
11. Matthew Scott, Lemonjello, Holland, MI
‘Shoelaces,’ Submarines | “Stories are really important in coffee.”
12. Brandon Paul Weaver, Slate Coffee | Seattle, Washington
‘I Can’t Help Myself,’ Four Tops | “I want to provide space so acidity can shine.”
13. Dev Chapman, Verve Coffee Roasters, Los Angeles
‘Warm Water,’ Her Name is Banks | “One element can be a catalyst.”
14. Andrea Allen, Onyx Coffee Lab | Springdale Arizona
‘Down Home Girl,’ Old Crow Medicine Show | “Natural processing is the future of coffee.”
15. Eden-Marie Abramowicz, Intelligentsia | Silver Lake, CA
‘Rather Be,’ Kristin Royal Ft Jess Glynne | “Specialty coffee is extremely diverse.”
16. Trevor Cortlett, MadCap Coffee Co. | Washington D.C.
‘Elation,’ Isbells | “What is creativity? The ability to transcend traditional ideas.”
17. Sam Schroeder, Olympia Coffee Roasting Co. | Olympia Washington
‘Pulsing’ Tomas Barfood Feat Nina K. | “The café community is not complete without the consumer.”
18. Lemuel Butler, Counter Culture Coffee | Durham, North Carolina
‘Make the Road by Walking,’ Menahan Street Band, “The process determines the product.”
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