Cat & Cloud Podcast
Episodes
Part 3 | Elixir Specialty Coffee | Nick Griffith & Lee Safar
16 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Part 3 | Elixir Specialty Coffee | Nick Griffith & Lee Safar by Cat & Cloud
Barista Film Part 2 | Digging Behind the Documentary
12 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of Jimmy and Rock taking us behind the inspiration of the film Barista. Barista is now available on iTunes. Grab it!
Barista Film | Digging Behind the Documentary
09 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy and Rock take us behind the inspiration of the film Barista. Barista is now available on iTunes. Grab it!
Part 2 | Elixir Specialty Coffee | Nick Griffith & Lee Safar
04 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2! Nick and Lee talk Elixir and party time.
Elixir Specialty Coffee | Nick Griffith & Lee Safar | Part 1
01 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The first of a four part series with Nick Griffith and Lee Safar of Elixir Specialty Coffee. We touch base on the history of Nick G. and generally act...
Chris & Amy Elliot | Slayer Espresso + Baratza Grinders | Husband & Wife Power Team
26 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Chris & Amy Elliot, husband and wife dream team happened to pop by on their anniversary vacation a bit ago and we wrangled them into the studio to fin...
Verve Coffee Roasters | Charles Jack, Sr. Financial Analyst
20 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Verve Coffee Roasters | Charles Jack, Sr. Financial Analyst by Cat & Cloud
World Barista Champ | Pete Licata and USBC Head Judge Holly Bastin | roastratings.com Part 2
13 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Pete and Holly talk about their roastratings.com scoring system, drinkability, miniature Australian pour-overs, consulting, and why weighing every sho...
Chromatic Coffee's Cris Mendoza Part 2
09 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of 2. Mendoza talks about a coffee geeks journey into a professional barista and everywhere in between. Also he walks around with three Pullman...
Chromatic Coffee's Cris Mendoza Part 1
06 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mendoza talks about a coffee geeks journey into a professional barista and everywhere in between. Also he walks around with three Pullman tampers in h...
Acaia Scales Marketing, Social Media, & Sponsorship Guru - Jenn Chen | BGA Camp 2015
04 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Here's another one recorded at BGA Camp 2015 in Tucson! Jenn talks about Acaia's amazing scales, company history, and why she showed up at Barista Cam...
Q&A With Trubaca | Investing in Employees, Blends, Building a Coffee Community
30 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You wrote in questions and we got your back! We chat about latte art plateaus, the place of blends in modern Specialty Coffee, investing in your emplo...
Castle Coffe Roasters Julia Mayer Part 3
27 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Owner of the French Press & Castle Coffee Roasters gives everyone a run for their money.
Castle Coffe Roasters Julia Mayer Part 2
21 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Mayer keeps the conversation going in this part two of the interview.
Kyle Ramage of Mahlkönig USA On A Bus!
20 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Chris chats with Kyle about new grinders coming soon, vintage burr-sets, the HOST Show in Milan, and much more. All while on a bus with 50 baristas at...
Castle Coffe Roasters Julia Mayer Part 1
13 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Here it is folks the first part of the interview that started the whole second part of the thing you already heard the other time you listened to a sh...
Frank La Part Copa Vida Go 2 of 2
11 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Frank talks about his competition success, building career baristas, future expansion plans for Copa Vida, and has a few questions for us.
Frank La of Copa Vida Go Part 1 of 2
09 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Frank talks dialing in with no scales, their espresso recipes, why you should pay attention to what 80% of your customers drink, their by-the-cup opti...
Equator Coffee | Alexandra LittleJohn | Part 3 of 3
06 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alex talks about her first epic coffee experience, baristas with a 401K, career paths in coffee, her podcast Coffee Uncut, and Karl Malone.
Equator Coffee | Alexandra LittleJohn | Part 2 of 3
01 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alex talks about awesome baristas who don't compete, BGA level 1 &2 certification, Barista Camp and it's value, Thomas Keller, and why you should buy ...
Julia Mayer Turns The Tables And Interviews Us!
29 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We chat about about injuries, life paths and philosophies, and also coffee in this intimate peek inside of our wild minds. Julia Mayer, owner of the F...
Equator Coffee | Alexandra LittleJohn | Part 1 of 3
25 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Alex reflects on the regional barista competition uproar and talks about getting involved in the SCAA, her initial interaction with Baca, and playing ...
Truby & Baca Q&A Session Part 2
23 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We take a moment to answer more of your questions! We chat about our coffee crushes, touch on pressure profiling in espresso, touch on our recommendat...
Brent Fortune Part 3 of 3 - Coffee at TED, Coffee Common, Mentorship
19 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode with Brent Fortune he talks about serving coffee at TED, the trickle down of Specialty Coffee from the Pacific Northwest to South...
Truby and Baca Answer Your Questions
16 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we talk about processing methods and decaffeination, then answer your questions on pressure profiling, dialing in naturally processed cof...
Brent Fortune - USBC Behind the Scenes Part 2 of 3
10 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Brent dives deep into the ever evolving rules and systems surrounding the USBC, being on the SCAA judges sub-committee and talks about being an advoca...
Brent Fortune Barista Competitions Galore! Part 1 of 3
07 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
USBC/WBC godfather Brent Fortune covers the history of barista competitions starting from the early 2000's to present.
Truby and Baca Talk Espresso Brewing Philosophy and Scales
03 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we forgo a guest in order to dig into espresso brewing parameters, style, philosophy, and our never ending quest for people to be able...
U.S. Barista Champion Charles Babinski - Part 3 of 3
31 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode with the champ himself Charles talks about the differences in language between green buyers, roasters, and baristas, how he and K...
U.S. Barista Champion Charles Babinski - Part 2 of 3
27 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Charles talks about his training for the USBC and the World Barista Championship, working at Intelligentsia Venice, and the catalyst for starting his ...
U.S. Barista Champion Charles Babinski - Part 1 of 3
22 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We sit down and chat with one of the most prolific competition baristas, and co-owner of G&B Coffee and Go Get Em Tiger in Los Angeles California: Mis...