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Coffee Interview 2 Sep 2023 14 min read

Von&Vonnie: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #82

My name is Morgan von Mantripp (the Von of Von and Vonnie). I’m from Wales, which is a small  country in the United Kingdom. My name is Yvonne right now, my job is working on our new project called „von&vonnie“, which will be a  cafe and microroastery in Porto, opening (hopefully) in November.

Coffee Interview 19 Aug 2023 4 min read

Daniele Ricci: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #81

I'm Daniele Ricci, 2023 World Barista Champion Runner-Up, I'm 25 and I was born in Italy, but I live in Switzerland, where I moved after two years in Amsterdam. I'm currently working as head-barista and responsible for quality check for MAME Specialty Coffee, in Zurich, as well as trainer and R&D consultant for a few companies all over the world.

Coffee Interview 29 Jul 2023 8 min read

Aurore Ceretta: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #79

I am Aurore Ceretta, originally from the south of France and this year’s Cup Tasters Champion of Germany. I left my hometown of Toulouse in 2009 to study German literature and history. Instead of following this path, however, I moved to Freiburg, Germany, to open a café with my husband Philip Weller in 2013.

Coffee Interview 22 Jul 2023 7 min read

Holger Lente: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #78

My name is Holger Lente and my home base is in Munich Germany. However, I’ve been working for US companies for the past 10 years. In terms of work related to coffee I have been doing the full circle of brewing techniques. I started with my heavily espresso based coffeeshop business in Germany running 5 stores from 2002-2013.

Coffee Interview 5 Jul 2023 5 min read

Nikolai Fürst: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #76

I am Nikolai Fürst. I grew up in Germany, but since 2015, I have been living in Colombia. My company is called Desarrolladores de Café (coffee developers), and it's based in Medellín. We are involved in various coffee-related activities, but our main focus is on coffee education in areas such as coffee roasting, cup tasting, production, and barista training.

Canada 14 Jun 2023 5 min read

Justin Piercy: Coffee Insurrection Hero Chapter #74

I'm Justin Piercy - husband and dad first, coffee person second! I'm based out of Ontario, Canada, about an hour north of Toronto and besides running my coffee pages, I also do freelance digital communications and marketing consulting together with my wife Sarah. We love putting more fuel behind people doing good things in the world!