Coffee and community go hand in hand. And Baton Rouge’s newest organization, the Barista Guild of Baton Rouge, is all about the coffee-makers themselves, 225 Dine reports.
The guild began taking shape last summer after third-wave coffee started to gain traction locally as artisan coffee shops from New Orleans and Lafayette announced plans for new locations in the Capital City.
Inspired by this, a group of baristas from local shops recently decided to form the guild as an inclusive, safe space for coffee lovers to learn, grow and network. Members work at cafes like Magpie Cafe, French Truck Coffee, Lafayette-based Reve Coffee Roasters (opening in White Star Market in February), Light House Coffee (opening on Lee Drive in March) and District Donuts. But, any barista can be involved, not just those from independent stores.
French Truck Coffee manager Melissa Dixon says the idea is to grow into something that puts on regular events like rotating, bi-monthly throwdowns at local shops.
225 Dine recently sat down with a few of the guild’s members to discuss the planned events as well as the art and science of the pour.
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