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Coffee Pros

Coffee Seattle

Interview: Laila Ghambari (Caffe Ladro Director of Education)

You could say coffee is Laila Ghambari’s blood. The longtime coffee pro grew up visiting the Seattle cafés owed by her father’s coffee company, went on to compete in the 2012 United States Barista...
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Coffee Seattle

Interview: Coffee Pros Dana Foster + Celeste Clark (Zoka Coffee)

The Seattle coffee scene has a long and proud history but remains a small close-knit community. At my first-ever coffee cupping, I was fortunate to meet Dana Foster, the Director of Coffee and Green...
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Coffee Seattle

Interview: coffee pro Velton Ross (Velton’s Coffee Roasting Co.)

Oregon native Velton Ross moved to Seattle for college and “became quickly enamored with the city and the extensive coffee culture.” He operates Velton’s Coffee Roasting Company in the Lowell neighborhood of Everett, Washington....
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Coffee Washington D.C.

Interview: Amanda Salisbury (Dolcezza Director of Coffee)

Amanda Salisbury is D.C. native who’s logged time in Maryland and now works as the Dolcezza Artisanal Gelato Director of Coffee. She presides over coffee programs at the company’s four storefronts in Washington, D.C.,...
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Coffee Professional

Interview: Khristian Bombeck (Alpha Dominche + Steampunk)

Khristian Bombeck is a longtime coffee pro and snowboarding junkie who ran a coffee roastery and café with wife Heather for over a decade in Bozeman, Montana. They relocated to Salt Lake City to...
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Coffee Long Beach

Interview: coffee pro Wade Windsor (Lord Windsor Roasters)

Miami native Wade Windsor moved to California for surfing and studies and eventually settled in Long Beach with wife Lindsay. They operate Lord Windsor Roasters near downtown, where Wade roasts coffee according to a...
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