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Brendon Parsons

Male

Jupiter, FL

United States

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?: barista, home barista, coffee enthusiast
Where are you located? ( City and Country ): South Florida
How many years have you been in the industry?: 5
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.: Although mostly self-taught, I have a good working knowledge of espresso preparation, including latte art. I also have experience working for both independent and corporate (SBUX) coffee shop. I study coffee and flavor chemistry, will be writing a senior thesis on either the analytical or synthesis aspects of these.
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?: In the U.S., pretty much anywhere, although, I love the Northwest. Abroad, I would like to visit Germany and get to practice all those years of high-school Deutsch. Will be studying abroad this summer to learn Spanish, hopefully opening up most of Latin America for coffee travels.
About Me:: I love coffee. I started drinking coffee about 6 years ago when I moved to South Florida and gained access to the region's many Cuban bakeries. Eventually, I took my weekend habit of cafe con leche, cafe cordadito, and cafe colada home by purchasing a Krup Espresimo.

Several upgrades and coffee shops later, I am a college student studying chemistry with an insatiable interest in coffee. I roast, brew, and pour latte art for my fellow students; unfortunately, the dorm rules do not allow me to operate a cafe. So I operate a "coffee charity" based on ability to pay, I can take tips for drinks, but do not charge.

Currently, I am studying Chemistry and looking for a career that will fuse my interests in both chemistry and coffee.
About My Company:: I'm a student at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honor College at Florida Atlantic University's MacArthur campus. Whew. Long story short, it's a public institution that offers an ALL honors curriculum that of private school quality (my Chemistry I class was less than 20 students) with the accessibility of a public institution.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?: coffee? just kidding, I love the "smallness" of such a global industry, something of a rareity
Website:: http://cuppingclub.blogspot.com

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Bryan Wray

Just had a weird thought (or maybe not so weird at all): You are from K'zoo originally right? You don't happen to have a brother Graham do you? We have a guy Graham Parsons (obviously not that Graham Parsons) from here in Kalamazoo that does work for us with booking some of our bands and putting together some of our shows. Know him?

-bry

Mar 5, 2009
Sarah

Hi Brendon,

I hope you are well. I was looking for some recipe development help - any interest?

Mar 17, 2009
angela

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Oct 10, 2010