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elaine 19, Female
Santa Cruz

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What is your position in the coffee industry?
barista, home barista, coffee enthusiast
Where are you located? ( City and Country )
Santa Cruz, CA
How many years have you been in the industry?
1ish
If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?
yes
Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills and what you can offer in regards to an exchange.
Capp. pitcher with whole milk
1/2 TSP sweetened condensed milk
~1/2 TSP Vanilla extract, ~1/2 TSP Almond extract
Pinch of white pepper.

Pull shot into cappuccino cup.
Steam concoction.

Sprinkle black pepper over shot, pour a spiced-up heart, serve, drink. love.
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?
oh, anywhere.
About Me:
Well, coffee is incredibly neccesary in my life. I live as a double agent slam poet/coffee freak. I also really love babies and small animals.
About My Company:
it's lovely.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
bar towels, cupping, and smelling like coffee.
Website:
http://www.icanhascheezburger.com

Elaine's Blog

More Santa Cruz Shenanigans.

I applied to live at a housing cooperative about a month ago. In the end, they had no space for me, but as a sort of "like me" gift, I brought them a bag of Ethiopian Limu- oh that coffee is NUTS- and what do they do? "Oh.. coffee. Well, we don't really DRINK that stuff... we brew our own Kombucha and make our own soymilk, though..." and on and on. Okay. That should have been the sign that these people are not meant to be my future housemates (all 24 of them!)-- even though they have four deli… Continue

Posted on June 9th, 2008 at 12:49pm — 3 Comments (Add)

hey girl, hey!

This is one of the prettiest networking sites I've ever seen. Props to the coffee-only love.

So about 5ish months ago I said goodbye to Santa Clara and scooted over 45 minutes on the map to Santa Cruz for school.
Living away from home and the wonder and merriment of Barefoot often makes me feel out of the loop.
Oh no! i'll never catch up to the newest coffees and auction purchases! Woe is me!
No morning cappuccinos!
No whim ingredients!
No paychecks!!!
Then I s… Continue

Posted on February 10th, 2008 at 3:05pm — 1 Comment (Add)

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At 9:02am on August 4th, 2008, Scott Guglielmino said…
do tell!


ps Santa Cruz art and wine festival: did a full vac-bar
At 7:18am on August 4th, 2008, Emma Sanchez said…
elainey! till 20th of sept.


i <3 you elaine! hugs. i send coffee love.
At 10:35pm on July 2nd, 2008, Chris Y. Gaoiran said…

Totally reminds me of you.
I have no idea why it's related videos are... related.
At 11:54am on June 6th, 2008, vincent said…
hi
At 6:09pm on February 22nd, 2008, Chris Y. Gaoiran said…
OK OK OK I added you first. The least you can do is tell me I look good in yellow and pink.
At 2:13pm on February 21st, 2008, Tony Serrano said…
No junk in my trunk, lil' sister.
At 2:00pm on February 17th, 2008, Marista said…
Elaine-a-loop!!
At 9:50am on February 16th, 2008, Tony Serrano said…
Hola, sweet cheeks. If you're going to throw props in your blog for the Coffee only love, then throw a bag or two more of the proper propers to Matt Milletto. Creator of this here lovely land.
Stay up, Elaine. I miss your smile.
At 3:05pm on February 10th, 2008, Scott Guglielmino said…
Dude, how does Terry Z do it? Hows it going?
At 2:33pm on February 10th, 2008, Terry Z said…
Welcome to Barista Exchange!
 
 

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