Pete Licata's guest appearances

Pete Licata

Cat & Cloud Podcast

Opposites Extract: A Debate Podcast about Coffee

Keys To The Shop : Equipping Coffee Retail Professionals

Charles Babinski

Jonathan Raymond

Jenn Chen

Lee Safar

Scott Rao

Marc Gessler

James Hoffmann

Jen Apodaca

Anne Nylander

Jared Truby

Maria Cleaveland

KYLE RAMAGE

Michael Tan

Peter Giuliano

Greg McKeown

OwlTail

Dialing in your coffee can be hit or miss. There are so many factors to consider for the extremely large variety of coffees we are tasked with brewing. Methods, recipes, and philosophies abound yet still the complexity of brewing remains a barrier to getting the best from your coffee. That is the problem that todays guest, 2013 WBC Champ, Pete Licata has set out to solve in his new book, "How to get the Best from your Coffee".  In the book Pete identifies and expounds on 4 fundamentals in brewing: Water, Device &amp; Filter, Grinding, and Variables. He takes readers through his process of identifying key practices and insights into each of those categories that will yield a predictably great cup every time, whether or not you are familiar with that coffee.    In this conversation you will learn:  How to choose temperature based on coffees density Which material is best for brewing What about our water makes a coffee shine?  Is grind uniformity truly the best for brewing? The importance of questioning and curiosity Why our obsession with celebrity is regressive So much more!     Go get this book: "How to get the Best from your Coffee"  www.licatacoffeeconsultants.com

Dialing in your coffee can be hit or miss. There are so many factors to consider for the extremely large variety of coffees we are tasked with brewing. Methods, recipes, and philosophies abound yet still the complexity of brewing remains a barrier to getting the best from your coffee. That is the problem that todays guest, 2013 WBC Champ, Pete Licata has set out to solve in his new book, "How to get the Best from your Coffee".  In the book Pete identifies and expounds on 4 fundamentals in brewing: Water, Device &amp; Filter, Grinding, and Variables. He takes readers through his process of identifying key practices and insights into each of those categories that will yield a predictably great cup every time, whether or not you are familiar with that coffee.  In this conversation you will learn: <ul> <li>How to choose temperature based on coffees density</li> <li>Which material is best for brewing</li> <li>What about our water makes a coffee shine? </li> <li>Is grind uniformity truly the best for brewing?</li> <li>The importance of questioning and curiosity</li> <li>Why our obsession with celebrity is regressive</li> <li>So much more! </li> </ul> Go get this book: "How to get the Best from your Coffee"  <a href="http://www.licatacoffeeconsultants.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.licatacoffeeconsultants.com</a>

168 : Getting the Best From Your Coffee w/ Pete Licata

We get to talk about mentorship with 2013 World Barista Champion, Pete Licata. In this conversation we discuss what mentorship is, what are the benefits of its one-on-one nature -vs- other learning methods, and how do we find mentors to help us in out coffee careers. We also discuss how we can invest into others and act as a mentor to those who might need our help in our professional community. Pete has a tons of insight and wisdom to share here. This is a guy who just exemplifies learning and teaching in his career. Enjoy!  Here are some links: http://www.roastratings.com http://www.licatacoffeeconsultants.com pete@licatacoffeeconsultants.com Twitter @petelicata   Subscribe: Keys to the Shop Visit: www.keystotheshop.com for the show notes under "Resources" 

We get to talk about mentorship with 2013 <a href="http://www.worldbaristachampionship.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">World Barista Champion</a>, Pete Licata. In this conversation we discuss what mentorship is, what are the benefits of its one-on-one nature -vs- other learning methods, and how do we find mentors to help us in out coffee careers. We also discuss how we can invest into others and act as a mentor to those who might need our help in our professional community. Pete has a tons of insight and wisdom to share here. This is a guy who just exemplifies learning and teaching in his career. Enjoy!  Here are some links: <a href="http://www.roastratings.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.roastratings.com</a> <a href="http://www.licatacoffeeconsultants.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.licatacoffeeconsultants.com</a> <a href="mailto:pete@licatacoffeeconsultants.com">pete@licatacoffeeconsultants.com</a> Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteLicata" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@petelicata</a> Subscribe: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keys-to-shop-for-coffee-service/id1191265255?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keys to the Shop</a> Visit: <a href="http://www.keystotheshop.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.keystotheshop.com</a> for the show notes under "Resources"

003 : World Barista Champion, Pete Licata: The Role of Mentorship in Specialty Coffee

Holly Bastin

Pete and Holly talk about their roastratings.com scoring system, drinkability, miniature Australian pour-overs, consulting, and why weighing every shot is a giant waste of time.

Pete and Holly talk about their <a href="http://roastratings.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">roastratings.com</a> scoring system, drinkability, miniature Australian pour-overs, consulting, and why weighing every shot is a giant waste of time.

World Barista Champ | Pete Licata and USBC Head Judge Holly Bastin | roastratings.com Part 2