ACP 073: Visiting Trade Shows & Making Friends
Big tips for walking trade show events: 1) Bring snacks, like nuts 2) Bring water 3) Know why you're there 4) Seek out hashtags ahead of tim...
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The Audio Cafe: for Baristas, Coffeehouses, Coffee Lovers
Weekly podcast crafted for people working or in love with specialty coffee. Interviews about brew methods, customer service, staffing, opening a coffee shop, tea, and discovering the best ca...
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ACP 072: Elika Luvs Onyx Coffee Lab
February 2019 visited this gem of a cafe in Arkansas. Just a little nerd chat about coffee. Coffee fermentation under pressure??? Elika: "Oh...
ACP 071: Drinking Aquavit in Norway
A magician walks into a bar in Trondheim, Norway, orders an Aquavit cocktail, twirls his mustache, then meets me, Levi. "Let's talk Aquavit…...
ACP 070: Try This Hot Mojito?
ACP 070: Try This Hot Mojito? TIME 1:00 Wine needs to air-e-ate? Mellow out? What's that word! Some interesting notes from Decanter.com: Clé...
ACP 069: Derrick Wessels is a Renaissance (Coffee) Man
Derrick Wessels (Instagram @Coffee_Derrick) owner of Beagle Coffee in Colorado. This episode was recorded on a pullout couch the day before...
ACP 068: Seasonal Flavors for Barista Magazine
"Seasonal Flavors" From Barista Magazine Oct/Nov 2018 Issue 1: Barista Magazine October/November 2018 article, some additional fun flavor co...
ACP 067: Small Pantry, Big Menu
Inspired by the "Cooking With Syrups" article in May 2018 issue of Fresh Cup Magazine, this episode is really about leveraging ingredients t...
ACP 066: Lee Carter is in the Hot Seat
Last weekend Lee Carter and his dog Zero drove over to my place in Madison, Wisconsin to chat for a bit. We saw some dive bars. We had some...
ACP 065: King of the Hill, a Barista TNT
Join myself and Andrew Gomez as we chat about a home barista party. Recorded suuuper late at night after many enjoyable alcoholic beverages....
ACP 064: Making Cold Brew Coffee Cocktails
Real time recording as my friends come over and create some fun coffee cocktails. This miiiiiiiight get silly..... Cocktails we will create...
ACP 063: Anthem Coffee and Tea in Tacoma Washington Pt. 2
INTRO: Part 2 of interviewing Bryan Reynolds from Anthem Coffee and Tea in Tacoma Washington. Last episode we talked about how you personall...
ACP 062: Anthem Coffee and Tea in Tacoma Washington
Hello welcome - I have been talking to a few industry-pros about working IN and not ON your business. To help deep dive a bit let's spend so...
ACP 061: Solo Espresso in New Orleans, the House Cafe
In August 2005 I flew into NOLA, on the flight from Seattle we could see the massive glowing storm in the Golf of Mexico. On one side of the...
ACP 060: Adam Walsh "Come Here Often?" the Tinder Cafe Concept
As stated in the podcast, this was recorded and unedited in real time while day-drinking. As a matter of fact, these very show notes are bei...
APC 059: Caffeine Crawl in Madison Wisconsin
INTRO Do you go on cafe or bar crawls? This fall in Madison, Wisonsin I got to do the CaffeineCrawl.com event, big event with a lot of logis...
ACP 058: Tulsa Coffee Crawl
MUSIC (Podington Bear: Gravy) Topic 1) Tulsa, coffee crawling 2) Meeting baristas 3) Get out there and try stuff 4) Samuel Smith Insight: 1)...
ACP 057: Levi Gets Interviewed Pt. 3
Time 1:10 - Levi talks about the Reversed Irish Coffee recipe, his new favorite coffee cocktail. Time 4:40 - "Where is the industry going wi...
ACP 056: Levi Gets Interviewed Pt. 2
Some of the highlights from this podcast will include: People are the biggest thing in your business, the right people bring in all the best...
APC 055: Levi Gets Interviewed Pt. 1
What to look for when opening your first coffee house? How do you pick the right location? What should you change at a cafe if you buy it an...
ACP 054: Corey Dane from Yelp
Summer, 2015, Levi and Corey sit down to talk about how coffee shops should use Yelp to get new customers. Levi uses the app several times p...