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What is your position in the coffee industry?
barista, manager, coffee enthusiast
Where are you located? ( City and Country )
Blakeleys Coffee House, Brighouse, England
How many years have you been in the industry?
4
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.
I've worked as a barista for the past 4 years and just love to learn about all things related to coffee, be it methods of preparing it or roasting it or coffee botany. Im eagar to learn all I can and what better way than to travel to origin and gain a better understanding of what occurs at the source of the beans.
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?
I'll go anywhere to be honest, just to share thoughts and ideas with my fellow professionals from around the globe is my motivation.
About Me:
Im in my twentys and have had a love of coffee since I was a young teen. In the last few years I have been given the opportunity to expand my knowledge and test myself when I started to work in the coffee industry. Besides coffee I love sports and enjoy nothing more than going to watch my favourite football team Manchester United. I also love to watch rugby and follow Halifax RLFC. I enjoy listening to music and going to see bands live. Also due to a very good friend of mine I have developed a love of ............ballet!!! I FInd it qutie amazing to watch and have a huge amount of respect for the dancers who have to put so much time and effort in to doing something they love.
About My Company:
The shop I work in opened a few years ago in the sleepy town of Brighouse in Yorkshire. The primary reason for opening was the lack of a decent coffee shop in the town. there was one, A "Merrie England" and anyone who knows of this little chain knows how awful the coffee they serve is.
We serve espresso based beverages at the moment although I would like to see us start offering single origin coffees from around the world in the next few years. We currently use a blend prepared for us by Coopers Coffee. The blend, named after David Coopers son, is Louie Mio.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?
The passion of my fellow barista's
Website:
http://www.blakeleysbrighouse.com

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At 12:49pm on May 12, 2009, nik orosi said…
go england!!!!
At 10:44pm on October 2, 2008, Danny said…
Gary, remember you asked me slip some sleeping pills into Massa's coffee before he went for the finals...guess what, ...I did it to one of his guys instead...and the rest were history...heheheh...I am only joking..pity he pulled the petrol hose along with him. Maybe he thought it might help with more fuel in his car...Actually his guys slept or slipped and gave him the green light prematurely..should have given them more espressos!
At 10:44am on September 14, 2008, nik orosi said…
cant wait for wbc london, will be the best ever! hope ill be in london in a month, hope to meet james and steven too. all the best to you, god save the queen.
england vs croatia 4:1, what a shame, lol
At 8:25am on September 14, 2008, nik orosi said…
hahaha...i was killing james last time with the score, now this...im for england in every way. im driving trumph spitfire mk3 1969 btw. i didnt know u r using david cooper's coffee. great. iv meet him in tokyo last year. send all my best to him. my caffe is named after my son. well, hope to see you soon and you are welcome to croatia, youll find my caffe very easy, its the one with union jack on the front window
At 2:05am on March 26, 2008, Barry Lawrenson said…
just found this post .... this forum is hard to understand or is it my age...?
Gary i think i know who you are now? did you sit in the corner beside the bean hoppers ?
why the hell didint you introduce yourself ?
At 1:36am on March 26, 2008, Barry Lawrenson said…
Welcome Gary ....
Nice to hear from another passionate Yorkshire dweller ..... I will add you to my must vist places . You know whats its like to find a good place, I have been known to take a 11 mile detour just for a respectable shot.
 
 
 

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