Manager and Co-founder of the Awaken Cafe in Oakland, CA
About Me:
The Awaken Cafe is a green, world-class espresso bar in Oakland. Our second phase will add an organic beer and wine bar, a curated art gallery, a premier performance venue, and a local and organic eatery. We are a gathering place for the Oakland community at the heart of Oakland.
Favorite Espresso/Coffee Beverage
Soy Latte
Favorite Espresso Bar/Coffee House
Awaken Cafe, Ritual Roaster, Blue Bottle
Favorite Movies
Coen Brothers, Wes Anderson, P.T. Anderson, Richard Linklater (esp, Waking Life, Before Sunrise, Dazed & Confused), Quentin Tarantino, Gross Pointe Blank, Professional, Spy Game, Swimming with Sharks, Six Degrees of Separation, Moonlight Mile, Almost Famous, 25th Hour, Scent of a Woman, Shawshank Redemption, Beautiful Girls, Lost in Translation
Favorite Music
Don McClosky, Beck, Damien Jurado, Broken Social Scene, Sean Hayes, The Mountain Goats, Great Lake Swimmers, Badly Drawn Boy, Kings of Convenience, Daniel Johnston, Wilco, TV on The Radio, Death Cab for Cutie
Favorite Books
Ekart Tolle, Wayne Dyer, Tom Robbins, Kundera, Plato, Nietzsche, Pema Chondron, Blue Highways, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, On the Road, Culture Jammers, The Artist’s Way
Favorite Quotes
"Who looks outside dreams, who looks inside awakens." Carl Jung
If you make latte art.
If you feel that your pilgrimage as a barista would bring you into the heart of Seattle.
This is the group for you! A group for those who make sweet latte art and have an undying love for David Schomer for starting it all!
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