The next thing you know, I'm there every day at Borders and I'm just drinking coffee, doing my homework, eating all the snacks, whatever I could get because they all worked there. And then next thing you know, my brother worked there and his partner at the time, she worked there too. My sister worked there first, and at first, it was hot chocolates. Like maybe towards the end of high school though? I think my, I think my sister worked at Barnes & Noble-no, no. Hmm.” And then it really started off me really drinking it in high school.
And every now and then I walk up to the mug on the counter and sneak in a sip and she would always say, “Don't drink that coffee, it’ll stunt your growth!”Īnd I didn't drink it for a long time, but then I was allowed to have it every now and then in ice cream as a kid-because I have a big love for ice cream.Įvery now and then I’d get that bite or two of coffee ice cream, and I was like, “This stuff is interesting.
My mom would be baking or cooking, and she's drinking coffee. I felt like I was doing something like, adult, and just like yeah, drinking coffee and just, “I'm so grown-up. I don't know why that spoke to me as a 16-year-old. So I always associated coffee with just communing and good conversation and books and magazines and sharing and just getting creative juices flowing.Īshley: There's something very teenager-y about drinking coffee at night. I drink coffee just at night.īut we would go to Coffee Bean and then take our drinks to-I usually got like, let's see, like a vanilla latte or a Frappuccino-type drink-and we would head over to Barnes & Noble and just spend hours in there looking at magazines, books, just until they closed. It was mainly my best friend and I going to Coffee Bean at night. I would say my love for coffee started around 13, 14. If you don't mind, could you tell me about any early experiences you had with coffee? That makes me feel more connected to him.Īshley: I always like to start these conversations by asking people about their first memories of coffee. There's so many birds.Īshley: How long have you folks lived in the country?īianka: It's only been about … last summer?Īshley: So if our listeners hear a friend or two in the background, who might they hear?īianka: They're going to hear some roosters, chickens.Īshley: I'm glad that we have a name for the rooster that we're going to hear. Sabreen: And just lots of species of birds are here.īianka: Oh my god. People have roosters, chickens, cats, dogs, cows, lambs, turkeys … you name it. Lots of just vegetation everywhere.Īnd everybody seems to have animals. Here are Bianka and Sabreen.Īshley: So Bianka and Sabreen, I was wondering if you could paint a picture for our listeners-paint a mental picture for them about where you are right now.īianka: Imagine thousands of really big trees, some sunlight peeping through those trees.
We also talk a lot about snacks, secret singers, and how Boss Barista can incorporate Nickelodeon-style slime into our interviews. Bianka and Sabreen just moved to a farm in the country, so you might hear a few feathered friends in the background. Right at the top, this episode starts with some silliness and laughs. An audio editor I sometimes work with, Jordan, said he was smiling ear-to-ear as he listened to Bianka and Sabreen speak. They’re always looking for the fun and excitement that sharing coffee brings-that value is expressed so effusively it literally jumps out of this conversation. Since then, they’ve found delightful ways to express their love of coffee and art together, pulling the best out of one another as their partnership deepens. The story of how Bianka and Sabreen met is nothing short of kismet-they lived parallel lives for years, finally crossing paths at a coffee shop in Venice Beach, California. The way two people interact is a pleasure to observe, and I think we learn the most about ourselves when there’s a person close by to reflect on and share our experiences with.īianka Alloyn and Sabreen Naimah are the co-founders of Cute Coffee, a small and decidedly joyful roasting company based in Northern California. I’ve long been interested in partnerships.
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