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Meet Your Barista: R.J. Rabe

posted on: June 23, 2009

imageWe here at Alterra love our baristas would like to let you know a little more about the men and women behind the espresso machines! And now it is our pleasure to introduce the second in a series of “Meet your baristas” articles. Meet R.J. Rabe!

Find him at: Alterra Foundry café

Alterra Barista since: August ‘06

Espresso Drink of Choice: Two single shots
[ed. note: a split double shot is a very good, and very interesting choice]

How are your Espresso Toro shots tasting? “Crisp, smooth throughout, with notes of citrus in the finish.”

What’s your favorite Alterra Coffee right now and how do you brew it? “Toss up between Kenya AA Karindundu and Ethiopia Yirgacheffe brewed in a french press. Kenya is my all-time favorite.”

What’s some good barista advice for the uninitiated? “Never assume you know too much, or are on top of your game. Being overly confident to some extent inhibits your ability to learn. Something will stump you and make you humble. Ability to learn and absorb will make you a better barista.”

Name a great MKE experience: “Discovering something you have walked by 1000 times and never noticed, having that epiphany moment where you realize how beautiful this thing is that you see everyday. The Marsupial Bridge is my recent example of something I’ve been overlooking.”

Name one of your favorite customer experiences: “Yesterday, actually. I have a regular customer who comes in, and she has had a knit cozy for cups, and her son has a lovely knit hat. She got a big kick out of my interest, and we had a good laugh about the color scheme and pattern for my new coffee cup cozy.”

This entry was posted on June 23 2009 in the Alterra News category.
Comments
Matthew Straub
2009 06 24

Love these bits of employee appreciation. Keep ‘em comin’!

Steve
2009 07 07

Rj is the best barista in the history of the world.  no bull!

Josh
2009 07 23

oh bobby j has got my love he is the sweetest funniest barista ever i remember many of times talking about how great black sabbath is....

lakefront
2009 08 07

who the heck is R J ? the only Rj I know is a real Sugarpants!

Cara Burke
2009 10 04

RJ!  I miss your snorting.  Come visit me please and bring me coffee.

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