Meet Adrian Bytniewski
Adrian 23, is from Poland and worked as a bartender and then as a chef until his friend introduced him to great coffee. Since then Adrian says ” I just got addicted to it”.
Adrian decided to enter this year’s competition after his friend showed him the World Barista Championship videos on Youtube.
“After watching some videos, I started to look for something like that in UK. For me this competition is an amazing chance to learn and meet new people in the industry, I think that made me enter the UKBC this year.”
Adrian got his first taste of the world of barista competitions at the 2013 Union Barista Championship. He enjoyed the competition and it gave him the confidence to enter UKBC.
Having worked with our coffee for the last 20 months, selecting coffee to use in the competition was quite easy.
“I always loved coffee with fruity notes, also I’m a big fan of coffee from Latin America. When I tried Los Lajones for the first time I knew that’s going to be the one to use for the UKBC.
Adrian is taking the competition seriously and tries to practice everyday.
He has worked as a barista for over 2 years now and enjoys every minute on the job.
“After joining Urban Coffee Company I got a chance to get to know coffee better. I’ve started to drink more, and more different coffees, and then my ”mentor” Arthur Pach (former head barista at urban coffee) explained to me what’s important in this industry “.
In his spare time, you will probably find him reading a book, at the cinema or cooking a nice meal for friends (with a freshly brewed coffee on his aeropress).
For anyone who wants to be a barista he says,
“Listen carefully to who mentors you, and don’t be afraid of making mistakes, without them you won’t learn.”
