This business and barista training seminar covers one full day of business training that includes: Interviewing and Hiring Employees, Employee Training, Operational Systems and Controls, Financial Projections and Budgets, Risk Management, Your Opening Day/Week/Month, Marketing Your Business, and Dealing with Employees.

The class also consists of three days in our espresso lab using the best equipment and the latest products the industry has to offer, a coffee cupping class, hands-on practice and caffe latte art demo. Touring successful Portland cafés and roasteries is also included.

The class concludes with a full day espresso lab training that focuses on more advanced barista skills such as: Overview of the Perfect Crema and Espresso Shot, Polishing and Texturing Milk for Latte Art, Combining Espresso and Milk, Latte Art Pours [Rosetta, Heart, Triple Rosetta, Apple and other variations], Advanced Barista Techniques on Tamping, Dosing and Grinding, Barista Ergonomics and How To Think Like A Pro.

Day 1

• Interviewing and Hiring
• The Importance of Training
• Operational Systems and Controls
• Financial Projections and Budgets
• Risk Management
• Your Opening Day/Week/Month
• Marketing Your Business
• Dealing With Employees
• You Determine Your Success/Parting Words of Wisdom
  

• Overview of Barista Training Schedule
• View Espresso 101
• Introduction to Espresso Machines and Grinders
• The Perfect Shot of Espresso: Demo/Hands on Practice
• Tasting Espresso Extractions, Sensory Evaluation
• Steaming and Foaming Perfect Milk: Demo/Hands on Practice
• Pouring a Latte, Combing Espresso & Milk: Demo/Hands on Practice
• Q+A
• Equipment Cleaning/Maintenance

• Review Extraction and Milk Steaming
• Drink Building: Espresso Based Beverages, Menu Demonstration
• Introduction to Brewed Coffee, Coffee Brewing Methods, Clover
• Introduction to Granita
• Introduction to Blender Drinks
• Practice in Stations, Milk, Espresso, Brewing, Iced Drinks, Etc.
• Teas/Other Unique Non-Coffee Drinks
• Practice on Equipment
• Optional Coffee House & Roaster Tour, or:
• Intensive Hands on Practice in Small Groups

• View The Passionate Harvest
• Principles of Latte Art
• Panini Sandwich Workshop/Lunch
• Coffee Cupping & Education, How to Cup in Your Coffee Bar
• Hands-on Practice / Samples & Give Aways, etc.

• Introduction To Latte Art as a Marketing/Training Tool
• View Advanced Barista Training: Extreme Pours
• Advanced Espresso Techniques
• Advanced Grinding Methods
• Advanced Dosing Methods
• Advanced Tamping Methods
• Advanced Steaming Techniques
• Steaming for Different Pour Types
• Steaming and Pouring for Cappuccino
• Instructors Demonstrate Basic Pours
• Basic Rosetta
• Basic and Difficult Heart
• Double and Triple Rosetta
• Class Practice on Latte Art
• Practice on Rosetta
• Practice on Heart
• Practice and Experimenting Other Pours
• Basic Etching Principles
• Mock Latte Art Competition [only for fun]
• Closing Ceremonies + Diplomas