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Let it Brew brought to you by the London Coffee FestivalEpisode Ten: Building the Dream Coffee Shop with Ashley Palmer-Watts and Bryan SerwatkaIn this episode of the Let It Brew podcast, host Alex Dantes-Smith welcomes Ashley Palmer-Watts—former Executive Chef at The Fat Duck and Dinner by Heston, and Co-Founder of Artisan Coffee Co. and The Devonshire, Soho @devonshiresoho—along with Bryan Serwatka, Coffee Community Manager at @minorfigures.They explore their ultimate dream coffee shop concepts, each bringing a unique vision to the table.Bryan’s Dream Café – Quivering Lips. Think Rolling Stones meets Flaming Lips artwork, built on a foundation of community and inclusivity.Ashley’s Coffee House - a dynamic hub for art and music...2025-03-1119 min
Anything But CoffeeAnything But Coffee - Episode 12: Mark AlexanderHo ho holy cow - it’s the Christmas episode and the end of the first season of Anything But Coffee!!! What started out as a bit of a joke has taken quite a bit of momentum - and to be honest I could say the same about most endeavours in my life - but this has been a really lovely project over the past few months and I’m genuinely blown away by the response to it. To wrap up the season I’m coming in with a brand new look for the show - mayy...2024-12-161h 17
Anything But CoffeeAnything But Coffee - Episode 11: Rosie LoweryControversy! Scandal! Outrage! No not quite. On this episode I sat down with the lovely Rosie Lowery who works at Oatly in the UK. Rosie and I have known each other for a few years now, and when I originally asked her to take part in this show she was still working with the good folks La Marzocco. We’ve just both been busy as hell the last few months, but we finally made some time to sit down and chat in the gorgeous Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre. I’m not...2024-12-091h 17
Anything But CoffeeAnything But Coffee - Episode 10: Josh TrathenOn this episode, I’m sitting down with the joyous, kind and lovely Josh Trathen. Josh and I met earlier this year as we trained in the lead-up to the London Coffee Masters finals and we just hit it off. We’d seen a lot of each other peripherally as you do in the industry, and once we met and talked it was one of those moments where you’re like ‘How the hell haven’t we hung out before?’ Since then, Josh has actually started working with me at Minor Figures and we’re the resident coffee nerds i...2024-11-2535 min
Anything But CoffeeAnything But Coffee - Episode 9: Megan CornessThis is anything but a coffee episode... Like any good parent should, I’ll always say I love all my podcast guests equally - but I love Megan more equally than the others. No offense to anyone out there, but Megs and I have a bond made of glitter, makeup, trauma-dumping and nail polish - all of which I’m guessing are thicker than water. Megan Corness is the Marketing Manager for Nuova Distribution UK and she’s also my drag sister by the name of Snacc Nicholson. We made our drag debut together at a 2023...2024-11-111h 12
Anything But CoffeeAnything But Coffee - Episode 8: Alex Dantes-SmithAnd we’re back from the break with another episode to keep you full, satisfied and content with content. This week I’m sitting down with Alex Dantes-Smith who’s head of retail in Europe for Fellow Products. I’m filter coffee obsessed and am therefore a bit of a fanboy for Fellow’s kit, but I’ve known Alex for a few years now through this mad old coffee industry and am an even bigger fan of the man himself. I ran into this meeting at Ozone near Old Street over-caffeinated and quite stressy, so expect me speaking...2024-11-0436 min
Anything But CoffeeAnything But Coffee - Episode 7: Sam HopperI’m chatting with Sam Hopper who manages Cafe Oscars in Ladywell. I’m super biased about this place as I helped open it back in 2019, but with a bespoke house espresso from Assembly and a rotation of the best roasters in the world on guest I still think folks in London sleep on this place. If you’ve not been, you need to fix that ASAP. We sat down outside in the back garden at Oscars at the end of summer, getting hit with every form of weather available. Expect lots of geeking out on film and mu...2024-10-2146 min
Anything But CoffeeAnything But Coffee - Episode 6: Zach ChippThis week I’m speaking to Zach Chipp of Chipp Coffee Co. in Leeds. Zach’s one of the good guys out there and Chipp is a roastery who always succeeds in putting smiles on their customers faces. Instagram2024-10-1450 min
Anything But CoffeeAnything But Coffee - Episode 5: Adam InnesThis week I’m speaking to Adam Innes - or ‘adamscoffeeglasgow’ as his instagram handle reads. Adam is a well-known coffee creative producing fun yet accessible videos for coffee making as well as really out-there content including his now infamous Bolognese Latte video with 4.4 million views.2024-10-0743 min
Anything But CoffeeAnything But Coffee - Episode 4: Roosa JalonnenIt's always a pleasure to spend time with the Qween herself - Roosa Jalonnen, reigning 2024 UK Barista Champion and the EU Sales Director for Forest Coffee who lists some of the best Colombian coffee you'll find on the market. We were able to catch up in my hotel room during the Bristol Coffee Festival weekend. Links: KAWA Finca Takesi from Coffee Collective Känkkäränkkä Geordie Wine Guide 2024-09-301h 02
Anything But CoffeeAnything But Coffee - Episode 3: Liam ChauThis week is as informal as it gets with the gorgeous Liam Chau from High Grade Coffee in Shoreditch. High Grade is inconspicuous from the outside, but the second you step in you're greeted by their high-tech Bellwether roaster and a small yet wonderfully curated retail offering of their coffee and handmade ceramics from Chicoa. It's a real labour of love and every time I visit, I feel it instantly. This is a particularly long episode which I probably should have cut down massively to fit in with other episodes, but Liam's humour and honesty...2024-09-231h 21
Anything But CoffeeAnything But Coffee - Episode 2: Will Woodhouse-BanksFor this week’s episode, I’m sitting down with Will Woodhouse Banks - a seasoned coffee competitor and an all-around lovely person. Will is also the host of the podcast ‘Hello Judges’ - a deeply informative forum where Will interviews many of the top coffee competitors from around the world. I’m an avid listener of the Hello Judges programme and was thrilled to be able to speak to Will. This week - like every week - we cover a huge range of topics from SCA competitions, Pizza Hut, the UK coffee community, Buffy the Vampir...2024-09-1641 min
Anything But CoffeeAnything But Coffee - Episode 1: Alix WalperFor our first episode, I’m speaking with Alix Walper - a fellow MFer who’s based in the US. She was over visiting the team in London and I kinda cornered her as I wanted to kick off this podcast with someone familiar. The coffee Alix shared as her favourite was from Proud Mary and was their natural Costa Rican from Villa Sarchi Alix mentions the film 'Perfect Days' - which is by Wim Wenders and not Jim Jarmusch as Bryan thought... ...and this is Mr Soapy Soap 2024-09-0937 min
Hello Judges PodcastS3 Ep5: Disqualification (DQ) Special!In this episode, I chat with Graziano Moroni, Arran Stein, Edita Chodarcevic, Trent Rollings, Mat North, Bryan Serwatka, Nicola Peacock, Serafin Bill, David Leeper, Bank, Sierra Yeo, Daniele Ricci, Joe Sheppard-Brown and Raf Mlodzianowski about their experiences with disqualification.A great, slightly longer-than-usual episode with loads of stories and watch-outs from every side of the table.I really enjoyed making this one and hearing everyone's stories.Got any suggestions, any questions? Email me at hellojudgespodcast@gmail.comThe pots are for your used spoons, make sure to...2024-06-201h 09
Brewing It Over with Cup NorthEpisode 13 - An Interview With Bryan SerwatkaThe Big Coffee Creativity Theory explained! Dive into a captivating dialogue with self-proclaimed queer American, Bryan Serwatka (he/him), and coffee community manager at Minor Figures. Embark with us as Bryan delves into his -over a decade long- specialty coffee journey, his artistic and musical pursuits as well as his shabby-chic alter ego, Auntie Climax, known for crashing coffee events. Episode Sponsor: La Marzocco UK InstagramBrewing It Over: https://www.instagram.com/brewingitover/Aeropress Championship: https://www.instagram.com/aero.press/La Marzocco: https://www.instagram.com...2023-11-2945 min