Sub-Zero Coffee

In this episode of the podcast, Kirk talks with a leading Australian Food Writer, Photographer and Videographer, Kate Shanasy.

This isn't a coffee focused episode of our podcast, but rather a look at how digital media is shaping the hospitality industry during the pandemic and the changing needs of business throughout the year.

We met Kate in one of the best ways imaginable, a story we tell during the podcast. From the moment we met Kate, she was very vibrant and so much fun, the type of person we knew we wanted on the podcast!

Kate has some good insights on hospitality beyond the Specialty Coffee market and was genuinely so much fun to talk to!

Hope you all enjoy, and as always, stay cool!

In this week's podcast Kirk unpacks the career of one of the world's best baristas, Benjamin Put.

Ben is a four time Canadian Barista Champion and one of the founders of one of our favourite coffee roasters, Monogram Coffee.

We talk about how Monogram started, some of the philosophies they use in their daily operations and how they are trying to make an impact to different communities through their business.

Ben is a terrific guy and we have been trying to get this podcast done for a while, so we're glad we got to talk to Ben.

Hope you all enjoy this podcast.

As always, stay cool!

In this week's podcast Kirk unpacks the career of one of the world's best baristas, Benjamin Put.

Ben is a four time Canadian Barista Champion and one of the founders of one of our favourite coffee roasters, Monogram Coffee.

We talk about how Monogram started, some of the philosophies they use in their daily operations and how they are trying to make an impact to different communities through their business.

Ben is a terrific guy and we have been trying to get this podcast done for a while, so we're glad we got to talk to Ben.

Hope you all enjoy this podcast.

As always, stay cool!

This week's podcast is a great insight into the lives of cafe owners who this year have been enduring a nightmare.

This weeks guest, Daniel Dick has had a particularly enduring year with some horrific personal circumstances that he was kind enough to share.

Dan has a very detailed knowledge of the Specialty Coffee Industry. We spoke about the situation business owners are in right now, what they may face in the future and how the nature of cafe's across the world could change forever.

The link in our bio is to a fundraiser that what set up in honour of Dan and his Partner Alex two boys, George and Henry.

Please everyone, look out for each other, check in on your friends and stay safe in these testing times.

Hope you all enjoy this podcast.

As always, stay cool.

This week's podcast is a great insight into the lives of cafe owners who this year have been enduring a nightmare.

This weeks guest, Daniel Dick has had a particularly enduring year with some horrific personal circumstances that he was kind enough to share.

Dan has a very detailed knowledge of the Specialty Coffee Industry. We spoke about the situation business owners are in right now, what they may face in the future and how the nature of cafe's across the world could change forever.

The link in our bio is to a fundraiser that what set up in honour of Dan and his Partner Alex two boys, George and Henry.

Please everyone, look out for each other, check in on your friends and stay safe in these testing times.

Hope you all enjoy this podcast.

As always, stay cool.

Kirk was very excited to host one of the industries most decorated professionals last week, John Gordon.

John had an interesting journey once he entered the coffee industry, one that saw him working all around the world!

John specialises in making after market parts for coffee grinders while also roasting special lots of coffee from time to time.

In this podcast we also speak about John's competition career and what motivated him to do those routines and fuelled his success.

Hope you enjoy this, and as always, stay cool!

Kirk was very excited to host one of the industries most decorated professionals last week, John Gordon.

John had an interesting journey once he entered the coffee industry, one that saw him working all around the world!

John specialises in making after market parts for coffee grinders while also roasting special lots of coffee from time to time.

In this podcast we also speak about John's competition career and what motivated him to do those routines and fuelled his success.

Hope you enjoy this, and as always, stay cool!

Melbourne has returned to lockdown and so were back to podcasting via Zoom!

The content is no less interesting though, this chat with Thai coffee and fashion icon Mook Liengraksa was certainly interesting.

In the podcast we talk about Mook's journey to Australia from Thailand, her interests in all things flavoursome and some of the hurdles we face in finishing the Australian competition season.

Hope you enjoy.

As always, stay cool!

Melbourne has returned to lockdown and so were back to podcasting via Zoom!

The content is no less interesting though, this chat with Thai coffee and fashion icon Mook Liengraksa was certainly interesting.

In the podcast we talk about Mook's journey to Australia from Thailand, her interests in all things flavoursome and some of the hurdles we face in finishing the Australian competition season.

Hope you enjoy.

As always, stay cool!

In this week's podcast Kirk speaks to Daniela Rodriguez of Agricafe in Bolivia.

For years Kirk has had an obsession with Bolivian coffee that led him there in 2018. This later saw him using coffee from one of Daniela's farms, Finca Las Alasitas in the Australian Barista Championship in 2019.

As a coffee origin, Bolivia has seen declining production of Specialty Coffee for over twenty years. Bolivian coffee growers face many environmental, financial and political barriers to both growing and selling their coffee.

Coronavirus has of course added more challenges for coffee growers in this region.

In this podcast Daniela and Kirk speak about those challenges while also speaking about what the future has in store for Agricafe and Bolivian coffee.

Thanks to the Rodriguez family, the future is very bright for Bolivia as a coffee origin, not even COVID-19 can stop the team at Agricafe!

Hope you all enjoy this podcast!

As always, stay cool