Muffin Break's Best Barista '09
Nottingham’s Anna Drzyster takes out the title
Here at Muffin Break we take coffee making very seriously, which is why we launched a nationwide competition to find Muffin Break's Best Barista! Over the past few weeks Muffin Break coffee experts visited each store to put the nominated Barista's through their coffee making paces.
27 Baristas were whittled down to just 5, congratulations to all our regional finalists:
Natalie Smith - Droitwich
Matt Streeter – Redditch
Ross Dreghorn – East Kilbride
Margaret Scott – Grimsby
The final was held at Leicester Shopping Centre last Thursday, September 10, where the finalists showed off their barista skills to impress a panel of expert judges, including former World Barista Judge Jeremy Regan. After the judges deliberation, the title of Muffin Break’s Best Barista 2009 was awarded to Nottingham contestant Anna Drzyster.
Anna was thrilled to be awarded the prize: ‘I want to say a huge thanks to everyone who voted for and supported me. I’m really honoured to be awarded the title. I honestly never expected to win, I was happy just to show the judges how much I love coffee. The coffee maker is absolutely amazing. I always say with every cup of coffee I make I add my own special ingredient - my smile, but now I think every cup is going to come with a huge grin – I just can’t stop smiling!’