Coffee Geek Out with Holly

2200 Lexington Ave,Kansas City MO 64124

10 March, 2023

Description

Join our RoastRatings.com's Holly Bastin to expand your coffee horizons and learn some espresso machine basics! This 2 hour Experience with Holly will give you and your friends an oppurtunity to step on the other side of the espresso bar and learn some tricks of the trade. 2 hour RSVP on Eventbrite $65.00 ea, 6 tickets per event. Take home knowledge and a bag of espresso coffee beans. Learn: Espresso (preparation, grinding beans, tamping, dailing it in) Milk Steaming Basics Try your hand at latte Art. Who will be training you? Holly Bastin! Coffee Experience ● 23 Years - Total Time in Coffee ○ Espresso Vita - 1 year ○ PT’s Coffee Roasting Co. - 13 years ○ About The Coffee - 7 Years ○ Licata Coffee Consultants - 6 years ○ Roast Ratings - 5 years ○ Coffee is People - 2 years ● 20 Years - Training and Curriculum Building Experience ○ PT’s Coffee Roasting Co. ○ Licata Coffee Consultants ○ Coffee is People ○ About The Coffee ● 18 Years - Competition Coaching, Judging & Mentorship ○ PT’s Coffee Roastings Co. ○ Licata Coffee Consultants ○ Coffee is People ○ Glitter Cat Barista Bootcamp Instructor ● 17 Years - Retail Customer Service ○ Osco Drug ○ Espresso Vita ○ PT’s Coffee Roasting Co ○ Blockbuster Video ○ Signs of Life ○ Barnes & Noble ○ About The Coffee ○ Parisi Artisan Coffee ○ Thou Mayest ○ Messenger Coffee ○ Transit Coffee ○ PH Coffee ● 14 Year - Quality Control, Blending & Evaluation ○ PT’s Coffee Roasting Co. ○ Licata Coffee Consultants ○ Roast Ratings ○ Coffee is People ● 8 Years - Retail Management ○ PT’s College Square ○ PT’s Edwards Campus ○ PT’s Barrington Village ○ PT’s College Hill ○ Transit Coffee KC ○ PH Coffee ● 9 Years - Consulting and Mentorship ○ Licata Coffee Consultants ○ Coffee is People ● 5 Years - Roasting/Wholesale Customer Service ○ PT’s Coffee Roasting Co. ● 5 years - Business Ownership ○ Roast Ratings ○ Coffee is People Achievements & Certifications ● 2004 - Present : Competitive Coach & Mentor USCC/WCE Competitions Over my career I have coached ○ 3 World Champions ○ 5 World Finalists ○ 7 National Champions ○ 18 National Finalists ○ 13 Regional Champions ○ 32 Regional Finalists ● 2006 - 2015 : US Barista Championship Events Through SCA ○ Head Judge ○ Sensory Judge ○ Technical Judge ○ Event Head Judge ○ Judge Trainer ○ Calibration Barista ● 2015 - 2021 : Certified Q Grader from CQI ● 2004 : Favorite Barista in Kansas City by eKC Magazine Writing & Publications Over the years I have had articles published in the following periodicals ● Fresh Cup Magazine ● Barista Magazine ● Coffee Talk Magazine ● 435 Magazine