5 Minutes with Barista: Tristan Clark
EACH FRIDAY I'LL FEATURE A BADASS BARISTA AND GET THEM TO TAKE ON TWO (FUN) CHALLENGES:
1. THE SELFIE CHALLENGE, WHERE THEY MUST TAKE A SELFIE WITH SOMETHING THEY LOVE OR LOVE DOING, THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH COFFEE!
2. THEY MUST TRY TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS IN 5 MINUTES.
Name: Tristan Clark
Title: Head of Coffee
Place of Work: The Good Yard - The Arcade, 19 Liverpool St, EC2M 7PN
Nationality: Australian
5 MINUTES STARTS NOW
Coffee, Hot or Cold: Hot
Coffee, Black or White: Black
What you love about coffee: Everything
Coffee you are currently using at the cafe: Square Mile's "Red Brick"
Croissant: Chocolate, Almond or plain: Almond
Run or Ride: Ride
Ocean or Pool: Pool
Surf or skate: Skate
Dog or Cat: Dog
Hot Chips or Crisps: Hot Chips
Beer or Bubbles: Beer
Be baked, Be baked for, Be the baker: Be the Baker
How you like your steak: Medium Rare
Pokemon or Super Mario: Pokemon
Favorite TV show: House of Cards
Dream Home: Home is about heart not location. So anywhere!
2 Superpowers you'd choose: Healing powers and telepathy.
Person who has most influenced your life (and why)? Dad. My mum died when I was 7, he has just worked really hard as a single dad and taught me a lot. He owned and sold many successful businesses, and was the one who got me into coffee.
Sum yourself up in 25 words or less: Just a bloke who loves a good chat, probably over a coffee or two.
Dream Goal/Job in two sentences: Too many goals, too many jobs I wanna try. Not enough time!
What you love right now: Cycling
If you could solve a problem in the world, what would it be: The disproportionate division of wealth. Robin Hood style,; be able to give those who need what they need, and take from those who are foolish and squander!
Two favourite things about what you do for a living: The human interaction and free coffee of course!