Magazine - European Coffee Trip

Barista Stories: Chiaki Kobayashi of Bonanza Coffee Roasters, Berlin

November 29, 2025Berlin, Germany

Chiaki Kobayashi has built a focused and thoughtful career in coffee since moving from Tokyo to Berlin. Working...

Laura Elizabeth Metcalfe has spent twelve years building a career shaped by curiosity, discipline and a genuine love...

November 14, 2025Turin, Italy

Luana Lazzarone has spent nine years shaping her path in Turin’s specialty coffee scene. She manages the two...

November 7, 2025Turkey

At just 25, Hüseyin Rahimler has already made a name for himself in Turkey’s specialty coffee scene. Based...

October 31, 2025Porto, Portugal

For Luiz Eduardo Lahutte Motta, coffee isn’t just a craft but a lifelong companion. Born in Brazil and...

October 24, 2025Munich, Germany

For Lisa Sorger, coffee began as a practical job and grew into a lifelong pursuit of flavor, connection,...

October 16, 2025Budapest, Hungary

In just three years, Renata Hrecska-Kovacs has become one of the most dynamic voices in Hungary’s specialty coffee...

October 10, 2025Berlin, Germany

For the past six years, Olga Kolarz has been a steady presence behind the bar at Companion Tea...

October 8, 2025Rosenheim, Germany

When Lukas Tralmer and Viktor Walther opened 08 COFFEE in May 2024, they weren’t just starting a café...

October 6, 2025

Being a home barista is a lot of fun, in fact, in many ways it can be more...

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