Cat & Cloud Podcast
Cat & Cloud
Chris Baca and Jared Truby are professional Baristas and are here to introduce the world to Specialty Coffee! From placing in the finals of the United States Barista Championship multiple times, winning regional competitions, to leading training and education for some of the most progressive coffee companies around - these two have learned a ton about coffee and want to share it with you. Tune in for weekly interviews, tutorials, and general mayhem from the brothers from different mothers: Truby & Baca. Learn more at catandcloud.com
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Aug 25, 2015 • 24min
Equator Coffee | Alexandra LittleJohn | Part 1 of 3
Alex reflects on the regional barista competition uproar and talks about getting involved in the SCAA, her initial interaction with Baca, and playing the Native American Flute around a crazy campfire at the BGA Camp in Santa Barbara.
Aug 23, 2015 • 28min
Truby & Baca Q&A Session Part 2
We take a moment to answer more of your questions! We chat about our coffee crushes, touch on pressure profiling in espresso, touch on our recommendations for preparing for barista competitions, and answer the age old question: does tamping pressure?
Aug 19, 2015 • 44min
Brent Fortune Part 3 of 3 - Coffee at TED, Coffee Common, Mentorship
In our final episode with Brent Fortune he talks about serving coffee at TED, the trickle down of Specialty Coffee from the Pacific Northwest to Southern California, and being a mentor for baristas.
Aug 16, 2015 • 32min
Truby and Baca Answer Your Questions
This episode we talk about processing methods and decaffeination, then answer your questions on pressure profiling, dialing in naturally processed coffees, tamping, and why it doesn't matter which espresso machine you have. Enjoy!
Aug 10, 2015 • 28min
Brent Fortune - USBC Behind the Scenes Part 2 of 3
Brent dives deep into the ever evolving rules and systems surrounding the USBC, being on the SCAA judges sub-committee and talks about being an advocate for the barista.
Aug 7, 2015 • 20min
Brent Fortune Barista Competitions Galore! Part 1 of 3
USBC/WBC godfather Brent Fortune covers the history of barista competitions starting from the early 2000's to present.
Aug 3, 2015 • 29min
Truby and Baca Talk Espresso Brewing Philosophy and Scales
In this episode we forgo a guest in order to dig into espresso brewing parameters, style, philosophy, and our never ending quest for people to be able to make great coffee with no scales.
Jul 31, 2015 • 39min
U.S. Barista Champion Charles Babinski - Part 3 of 3
In our final episode with the champ himself Charles talks about the differences in language between green buyers, roasters, and baristas, how he and Kyle approach espresso recipes and standards at G&B and Go Get Em, milk beverages being the economic backbone of a cafe, and how we don't have to give flavor descriptors in the real world.
Jul 27, 2015 • 22min
U.S. Barista Champion Charles Babinski - Part 2 of 3
Charles talks about his training for the USBC and the World Barista Championship, working at Intelligentsia Venice, and the catalyst for starting his very own company.
Jul 22, 2015 • 22min
U.S. Barista Champion Charles Babinski - Part 1 of 3
We sit down and chat with one of the most prolific competition baristas, and co-owner of G&B Coffee and Go Get Em Tiger in Los Angeles California: Mister Charles Babinski. Charles talks about the inception of G&B, working with Kyle Glanville, the USBC, and a little bit of his personal life.
Part 1 of a 3 part series
