Jessica Lui

Julien Langevin

Julien Langevin is the 2022 US Cup Tasters Champion, founder of the Tomato Coffee Class [https://tomatocoffeeclass.com/], and an outspoken advocate for mental health and trans rights. In this episode, Langevin discusses the recovery process after a mental health episode, and the stigma around mental health. Help Julien with Emergency Recovery and Expenses GoFundMe [https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-julien-with-emergency-recovery-and-expenses?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=email&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined] Podcast transcript available here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QMV3-pCyYXD5xJ3ZisDrFijyySM7PU-0qie6YIuDC7M/edit?usp=sharing]. A Better Table is sponsored by Pacific Barista Series [https://www.instagram.com/baristaseries/?hl=en].

Jessica Lui

Umeko Motoyoshi interviews Vancouver, BC-based Slothee Coffee founder Jessica Lui on the latest episode of A Better Table. Lui specializes in a form of latte art known as etching (when tools are used after milk is poured to draw and/or sculpt) and creates incredible works of colorful art. With Slothee Coffee, Lui teaches latte art classes, organizes coffee service pop-ups, and works as a photographer and content-creator. This episode is sponsored by Pacific Barista Series.

Morgan Eckroth

You might know Oregon-based coffee professional Morgan Eckroth from their wildly popular @morgandrinkscoffee TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@morgandrinkscoffee?lang=en] and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/c/MorganDrinksCoffee?app=desktop] and Instagram accounts [https://www.instagram.com/morgandrinkscoffee/?hl=en]. You might know Morgan Eckroth as the Director of Content at Onyx Coffee Lab [https://onyxcoffeelab.com/]. You might even know Morgan as the 2022 US Barista Champion [https://sprudge.com/2022-us-barista-champion-morgan-eckroth-the-sprudge-interview-185696.html] and the 2022 World Barista runner-up [https://sprudge.com/us-barista-champ-morgan-eckroth-on-life-after-wbc-and-whats-next-194195.html]. And if you don’t know Morgan? Listen to the latest episode of A Better Table with Umeko Motoyoshi! A Better Table is sponsored by Pacific Barista Series [https://www.instagram.com/baristaseries/?hl=en].

Suni Reid Of Auntie’s Coffee

In this episode, Motoyoshi interviews Mx. Suni Reid, founder of Auntie’s Coffee [https://www.instagram.com/auntiesla/] in West Hollywood, California.

Marissa Childers

Welcome to a new episode of A Better Table, a podcast on the Sprudge Media Network where host Umeko Motoyoshi [https://www.instagram.com/umeshiso_/?hl=en]talks to guests and discusses social, economic, and environmental sustainability. "Sustainability means a lot of different things, but here are my guiding questions, the questions I want to explore," explains Motoyoshi. "What sustains communities? What sustains relationships? What sustains your heart?" In this episode, Motoyoshi interviews Marissa Childers, founder of Coffee Asians [https://www.instagram.com/coffeeasians/?hl=en] and co-founder of Tanbrown Coffee [https://tanbrown.coffee/]. Marissa Childers is a member of the Sprudge Twenty class of 2022—read their Sprudge Twenty interview here [https://sprudge.com/marissa-yooree-the-sprudge-twenty-interview-186133.html], and listen for a lively interview with Umeko Motoyoshi. A Better Table is sponsored by Pacific Barista Series [https://www.instagram.com/baristaseries/?hl=en].