Shots With Heather, Cups with Mike, and, oh yeah, Don’t Let Jon take Your Picture.

On August 6th fifteen revolutionaries gathered not in a rec-room per se , but in a warehouse. Not to teach, but to learn. Not to talk, but to listen. We gathered in Upland, in a haven of green beans and fresh roasted goodness (for now we’ll ignore the occasional “snicker-doodle” bags of flavored coffee) — to learn the art of espresso extraction, the nuances of Milk texturing and free pour Latte Art, and to practice taste bud acrobatics in the gastronomic gymnasium of “the cupping table”. Some were more experienced than others, but all were eager, and as Mike Perry guided us around his roasteria a kind of expectation and wonderment spread through our collective mind– coffee could introduce us to culinary and cultural adventures previously reserved exclusively, in our minds anyway, to the likes of Anthony Bourdain.

New club member and coffee enthusiast Frankee Torres came with a few coffee friends from the OC.

We cupped four coffees with Mike Perry including La Esmeralda and a Sumatra that tasted like vegetables (in a surprisingly good way) .

We learned about Latte Art and Espresso Extraction from Heather Perry.

We learned not to ask Jon Dodson to take our picture.

Until next time…

…VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN!!!!!!!