SCASA Nationals: Barista Profiles

Friday, 13 September, 2013

Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)



1.Full name:
Stephan Brits

2.Nickname/ Also Known As:
Steph

3.Region:
Western Cape

4.Cafe/Company and Position:
TriBeCa/Woolworths Cafe's - Regional Manager

5.Competition Category:
Barista Champs and Latte Art

6.Favourite coffee beverage:
Americano/ French Press or Pour Over

7.Complete the sentence: If I'm not drinking coffee you'll find me drinking...a peaty Scotch!

8.If you could choose to travel to any coffee destination, where would it be and why?
South America - Amazing Coffee and Beautiful Rainforests!

9.What's the song you can't stop listening to right now?
Right Now - Tom Odell's Another Love, but usually anything Jack White.


10.If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
That's a long time... Ok - Chicken Strips pan fried in Garlic, Chilli and Lime, tossed in a chopped salad of goodness (lettuce, celery, red onion, carrots, cucumber, corn, feta, crispy shallots and toasted pumpkin seeds) with a caesar dressing and freshly chopped thyme, rolled in a Low G.I. Wrap.
That'll do nicely!



1.Full Name
My full name is Daniel Benjamin Thor Erasmus the fourth

2.Nickname/Also Known As
Mostly people just call me Dan, except for Zack from sergeant pepper who calls me Thor

3.Region
I'm a Durban boy born and bred, so KZN

4.Company and Position
I am the barista trainer at Colombo Coffee and Tea

5.Competition Category
I am doing Barista Champs, Latte Art, and Aeropress

6.Favourite Coffee Beverage
My favorite coffee beverage would depend on the particular coffee i'm drinking but i do have a special place in my heart for aeropress

7.Complete the sentence. If i'm not drinking coffee you'll find me drinking...alcohol

8.If you could choose to travel to any coffee destination, where would it be and why?
I would love to travel to Colombia because the coffee is incredible but also because i am just so interested by that country, its politics, landscape, cuisine, people, etc

9.What's the song you can't stop listening to right now?
It would be Never stop haunting by Maylene and the Sons of Disaster


10.If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
A one kg rare steak with a plate of chips and a jug of beer. Kiff!!




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