Ishan Natalie’s passion for coffee started back in 2000 when he innocently asked to be trained as a barista at the newly launched Woolworths Café at Gateway Mall, KwaZulu-Natal. This experience fuelled his dream of becoming a professional barista and cemented his passion for brewing that perfect cuppa java coffee. That same drive and determination recently won him first place at the South African Barista Championships (held in January) and a chance to represent South Africa at the World Barista Championships in Atlanta, USA in April.
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