Coffee Smarter
With Coffee Expert Chris O'Brien, Coffee Cycle
With Coffee Expert Chris O'Brien, Coffee Cycle
The Roast! West Coast podcast isn’t just about sharing the stories behind some of the best West Coast roasters. It is also about learning a little bit about this drink that truly impacts daily life on a world wide scale socially, culturally and economically.
I called on my own personal coffee sensei, Chris O’Brien for some help getting Coffee Smarter. He’s the founder of Coffee Cycle, a fantastic coffee shop in Pacific Beach, San Diego, and one of the smarter coffee people I’ve ever had the chance to be around. He has graciously agreed to answer my questions about coffee (sometimes for the third or even fourth time) every week during Season 1 of Roast! West Coast. This week you’ll learn a bit more about Chris, and what advice he has for someone drinking coffee for the very first time.
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