Barista Workshop - Pulling the perfect espresso shot

Summary

You will learn how to pull the perfect espresso shot.

Espresso is the base for all espresso based coffee that includes Long Black, Americano, Latte, Cappuccino, Latte Macchiato, Mocha, Flat White, etc.

Topics Covered

1. How to store coffee beans
2. How to grind coffee beans
3. How to use an espresso machine (commercial version)
4. Safety in using an espresso machine
5. Perfecting coffee tamping
6. Pulling the espresso shot

Conducted by (Who am I)

Stephen Yong , Senior barista for Hobby & Coffee, Coffee Trainer. As a professional coffee trainer my job is to train baristas in various cafes around KL.

I specialize in authentic Italian and European style espresso making. I`ve also been on Bernama (TV, My), NTV7 (TV, My), TimeOut (Magazine, My), HerWorld (Magazine, My), Female (Magazine, My), Hitz (Radio, My), BFM (Radio, My) related to my cafe, barista or latte art.
Pictures of my appearance on TV, Radio or Magazine can be found on my facebook at
My personal page: https://www.facebook.com/stephen.yong.gamestotal
HobbyNCoffee: https://www.facebook.com/MalaysiaBarista
My website: http://www.malaysiabarista.com/en/c/

Pictures of my past event pictures: https://www.meetup.com/kl-coffee/photos/23692952/

Reminders

1. Dont worry about arriving late.
2. This event could be canceled if there is less than 20 RSVP, check back on this event page 2-3 days prior to event to ensure it is still on.

Agenda

7:00 PM to 7.30 PM - Gather, lepak, chit-chat & registration
7.30 PM to 10.00 PM - Coffee workshop & talk

Cost / Fee

RM 30 for usage of the venue & machine, RM 10 for ingredient cost. (Total RM 40). You get to make 1 cups of drinks (1x Americano). No food at the venue, have your food first or later.

Note: This is a community service for the meetup group; the cafe & the Barista are not looking to profit from this. My normal fees for my full Barista class is RM 750 per person.

Location

Hobby N Coffee (Website: http://www.hobbyNcoffee.com (http://www.hobbyncoffee.com/) )

Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/razIw

Landmarks: 1st floor, On top of peekaboo (orange) , a few shops down the road from Ttdi mcdonalds. Mcdonalds is next to secret recipe & behind celcom, celcom is opposite vads (old IBM) building near Pizza Hut.
If u get lost, Cafe phone: +60 3 7731 6602

Rules & Disclaimers

1.All participants enters at his/her own risk. The Organizer, Barista or the cafe will not be responsible for any injury sustained during this workshop due to personal negligence or negligence from other participants.
2. Don't harass other attendees by pushing products or services to them.
3. No outside food or drinks (ex: having a picnic by bringing home cooked food, or beer into the venue)
4. Attendance disclaimer: Sometimes people RSVP but don't show up, or show up without RSVP. This is out of my control so be inform that I will not be responsible if no one shows up or if too many people shows up.

*Picture of Stephen showing Latte Art to BFM Radio station crew, Stephen's latte art featured on NTV7, Stephen on Bernama The Nation (TV) for 1 whole hour, the perfect espresso shot (crema color looks so good!)

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