Category: barista

From Prisoner to Barista, This Jail Offers Inmates a Chance to Find a Career in Coffee

May 27, 2023
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By Benjy Egel From The Sacramento Bee Sacramento—Jamie Mason was more than 20 years into her career in specialty coffee when she got a call from an alarming source: the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department. The Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center was starting a coffee education and barista training program, a lieutenant told Mason, and they wanted…

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How to Make Coffee: 5 Tips for the Best At-home Brew From a Barista

May 6, 2022
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Odds are, you make coffee at home. You may triumphantly sip on your at-home cup, but when you compare it to what you get from the coffee shop down the street, there’s a noticeable difference. Perhaps you’ve tinkered with different brewing devices or tried a variety of beans, and your coffee still falls flat. The key to…

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