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 Barista Camp in Arizona!

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 show featuring Julia "Bad As She Likes" Mayer, for Mayor. Be sure to check out the other parts of this interview as they become available.

Frank talks about his competition success, building career baristas, future expansion plans for Copa Vida, and has a few questions for us.

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 options, and the Copa Vida Go - Enjoy - Experience model.

Alex talks about her first epic coffee experience, baristas with a 401K, career paths in coffee, her podcast Coffee Uncut, and Karl Malone.

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 all the coffees.

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 French Press/Castle Coffee Roasters basically flips the script and takes us on a wild ride through space and time.

Alex reflects on the regional barista competition uproar and talks about getting involved in the SCAA, her initial interaction with Baca, and playing the Native American Flute around a crazy campfire at the BGA Camp in Santa Barbara.

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 recommendations for preparing for barista competitions, and answer the age old question: does tamping pressure?

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 Southern California, and being a mentor for baristas.