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May 13, 2008. Competition Season. And Other Things. Posted by purearabica under Uncategorized. Holy cow, it’s been too long! So much has happened since my last update. Intelli Silver Lake is kicking some serious booty (we’re not bothering with names). At the beginning of the year I moved into west coast sales. I cover LA with two other sales reps, James and Marco, and I have the O.C., Riverside County, San Bernardino County and New Mexico all to myself. I took a trip to Chicago AT THE END OF JANUARY.
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May | 2007 | Pure Arabica
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May 25, 2007. So Here’s The Deal. Posted by purearabica under Uncategorized. My time with the Klatch has come to an end. I wish I could say it was a good parting of ways and that we’ll all remain friends and there are no hard feelings. At least, that’s my hope. All I can say is that I was offered a position at Intelligentsia LA that was better for me and my family(i.e. more money, less hours, benefits, better work environment). My motives in a nutshell: Take care of my family to the best of my abilities.
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June | 2008 | Pure Arabica
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June 23, 2008. Posted by purearabica under Uncategorized. The WBC happened this past weekend in Copenhagen, Denmark. The USA was well represented by non other then Intelligentsia’s own Kyle Glanville. He was accompanied by coach, roaster and freind Deaton Pigot. Another one of my “best mates” is Steven Morrissey. Irish Cupping Champion, Latte Art Champion and now World Barista Champion. I always knew Steven was one of the best baristas in the world, but now he’s got the title to prove it!
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September | 2008 | Pure Arabica
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September 15, 2008. Jesus is My Friend. Posted by purearabica under Uncategorized. Who says Christian music sucks? EPNW – Blog. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Follow “Pure Arabica”. Get every new post delivered to your Inbox. Build a website with WordPress.com.
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August | 2007 | Pure Arabica
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August 18, 2007. Posted by purearabica under Uncategorized. On the 17th day of the eighth month of the eight year of this millennium at 12(high noon) something happened. A shift was made. A community was brought together. Coffee farmers were honored. A shot was pulled. Kudos to Kyle for his passion, dedication, hard work, tenacity and courage to see it through. Kudos to Doug Zell for believing in the vision and throwing up the bank to make it happen. And again, congrats on the new store. The bash, by the...
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March | 2009 | Pure Arabica
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March 11, 2009. Posted by purearabica under Uncategorized. Seems like every post starts with, “It’s been a long time since my last post”. And it has. I’ve been to Colombia, won the WRBC and just placed 2nd at the USBC, behind my friend and co-worker Mike Phillips. It’s far too much to blog about and I dont have pictures to share, but there are several floating around the net… somewhere. What I will say is this:. EPNW – Blog. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Follow “Pure Arabica”.
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July | 2008 | Pure Arabica
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July 18, 2008. Posted by purearabica under Uncategorized. This past weekend was the 40th anniversary of the Concern Foundation. I was able to get a few amazing people to volunteer their time and help work our booth. Julia, Shar, Ryan and Devin all did an amazing job on such short notice. Thank you. Here’s few pictures showing the progression from setup, to the slow beginning to all hell breaking loose. And yes… we had four Chemex brewing non-stop all night. July 1, 2008. I Love This Stuff.
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April | 2007 | Pure Arabica
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April 25, 2007. Posted by purearabica under Uncategorized. April 21, 2007. An Update… Long Overdue. Posted by purearabica under Uncategorized. So, the past few months have been pretty exciting. Bought a new warehouse. Moved our roaster from the San Dimas store into our new warehouse. Heather and I were in the Western Regional Barista Competition. She won… again. With the highest recorded score in competition history. I came in 5th with a score of 805. See photos of the WRBC courtesy of Tonx.
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May | 2008 | Pure Arabica
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May 13, 2008. Competition Season. And Other Things. Posted by purearabica under Uncategorized. Holy cow, it’s been too long! So much has happened since my last update. Intelli Silver Lake is kicking some serious booty (we’re not bothering with names). At the beginning of the year I moved into west coast sales. I cover LA with two other sales reps, James and Marco, and I have the O.C., Riverside County, San Bernardino County and New Mexico all to myself. I took a trip to Chicago AT THE END OF JANUARY.
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April | 2009 | Pure Arabica
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April 26, 2009. An Overview of Sorts. Posted by purearabica under Uncategorized. Making the transition from barista to wholesale rep was not an easy one for me. Anyone who’s read my blog knows, writing is not my calling. However, I’ll do my best to cover and explore some of the problems I listed above: Perspective, Distrust, Bad Habits and Lack of Passion. BTW – Congratulations to Gwilym Davies. Our new world barista champ. And a huge congratulations to Mike Philips, who came in 3rd in the world.