In this month's episode of Over-Extracted we've got Scott Chen, a co-owner of the San Diego cafe Rikka Fika. In a city full of specialty cafes Scott shares his motivations and inspirations in both coffee, but also the aesthetic and overall experience he and his wife and business partner Michelle are trying to achieve.On top of all that, we delve into how his family's small coffee tree harvest began his journey, as well as his love for both Japanese and Scandinavian design, culture, and approach to coffee roasting, their unique bakery approach, and content creation policies.

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In this episode of Over-Extracted we sit down with Jon Runion, the co-owner, roaster, and jack-of-all trades at Necessity Coffee in Encinitas, California. Jon's coffee experience ranges many years and multiple states, and has since found himself settled in a cozy beach town and serving coffees the Arizona way.I'm sure you've got questions about that last statement, and of course that gets covered in-depth, as well as the mission behind the coffee's chosen, menu design, his green buying and roasting philosophies, as well as their approach to serving all coffees in all ways.

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In this episode of Over-Extracted we sit down with Pablo Lara, a green coffee trader and recently certified Q-Grader with InterAmerican Coffee.

Based in San Diego, but originally from Ecuador, Pablo has a passion for South and Central American coffee and building relationships with producers and roasters alike.

So of course we cover the current state of the coffee economy regarding the addition of the freshly announced and enacted tariffs on all international commerce, as well as an in-depth, demystifying look at getting the coveted Q-Grader certification.

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This month we're talking to Drago Tomianovic, also known on Instagram as depresso5drago.

He's a Washington D.C. based coffee professional producing not only striking and moody photography and videography, but also serving coffee under the name Black Crown Collective, and even running the coffee program at the United States House of Representatives.

So we of course discuss his background, how he ended up in coffee, and of course what the most popular drink is among many of the United States' top politicians.

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In this month's episode we sit down with Gerardo, a roaster and cafe owner who started small with pop-ups and has big moves planned after the growth in his first brick and mortar.

We cover a lot of topics, including but limited to Provecho Coffee's start, progress, and plans for the future. On top of his choice to source coffee mainly from Mexico, his shop's outstanding burritos, and his love for La Marzocco espresso machines.

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In the very first episode I'm chatting with long-time friend, and even longer time coffee professional, Siri.

We cover a lot of topics, including but not limited to her approach to roasting the often misunderstood dark roast, her experience with coffee culture in Europe, the complex mind of the home barista, and much more.

Watch the podcast video here.

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