(Left to right: Mike (Coffee Master), Maykol, Julie, Stacey, Jordan (Standing), Manfred, & Roberto)
Today was a productive day at the Coffee Master Class in Woodrow Wilson Travel Plaza. Facilitated by Mike Penna (Starbucks Company Operated Store Manager/Coffee Master from NYC), he kicked off the class with a coffee tasting of Pike Place Roast and Cafe Verona. Followed by an introduction of our future Coffee Masters which include; Maykol Villalobos, Roberto Rivera, Manfred Goracy, Jordan Alejandro, Julie Feliberty and our current Coffee Masters Mark Ormsbee (Licensed District Manager) and Stacey Carpenito (Starbucks Brand Champion.)
We explored the history of coffee, starting with Kaldi and his goats to the opening of the first Starbucks at Pike Place Market in 1971. The discovery started in Ethiopia as an accident and led to being one of the most sought after commodities in the world. We learned how espresso got its name and the meaning behind the word "Cappuccino", the first coffee filter and Amsterdam becoming the trading center of coffee. The history of coffee is rich with legend, intrigue, smuggling, and romance. Today, the Starbucks Coffee story was revealed and our knowledge on it's origins have expanded.
The class was wrapped up with a coffee tasting of Sun-Dried Ethiopia Sidamo, a reserve from Africa that was processed naturally. The coffee was incredible, and the perfect finish to the day.
Our next class will be hosted at Cheesequake Travel Plaza on February 21st with some exciting projects and tastings ahead of us. Four groups were formed to present a section of "Chapter 2: Geographic Origins," the groups include:
Jay Greenberg & Jordan Alejandro
Maykol Villalobos & Julie Feliberty
Manfred Goracy & Roberto Rivera
Mark Ormsbee & Stacey Carpenito
Thanks to Mike Penna, Mark Ormsbee, and Stacey Carpenito for making this happen. We will all see each other in a couple weeks to start the second chapter of our Coffee Master books. Until then, keep drinking coffee!
-Jordan Alejandro
Great Class today guys. I was very impressed with the teams preparation and Coffee knowledge. I look forward to the upcoming classes.
ReplyDeleteToday was a great first class! I am so happy to be able to work with all of you and be able to share my coffee knowledge with all of you. You all impressed me very much today! I look forward to our next class!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic group that has so much knowledge to share. The perfect way to enjoy a great cup of coffee is with great people. I hope you all enjoy this journey, we are going to have so much fun! So glad we have Mike here to join us!
ReplyDeleteI'm very happy to be part of this group and very excited to have the opportunity to expand my coffee knowledge! Can't wait for the next class!
ReplyDeleteHey guys this is an awesome blog.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know we can spend much time talking about coffee and make it interesting! it was a pleasure to be in a room with people just talking about coffee and I didn't realize I knew so much about it and u guys too... Thank you all
"I can't wait to catch them all"!! Oh wait that's a Pokemon Master!
See u next class
Wow!! It looks like I really missed a fun and interesting class. I caught up a bit with Jordon today and I am really excited to share this journey with you all. Great job on the Blog Jordan! Well done!
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