The lost episode... Riley came through and we discussed martial arts, what he has been up too, and of course skateboarding. This was a fun one for us, Enjoy! Need Caffeine & GREEN? www.caffeineandgreenroasting.com Instagram: @caffeine_and_g

#185 - Ernesto Garcia of El Puerquito Hard Agua Frescas

Oct 18th, 2023 2h 10m

Ernesto Garcia is the owner and creator of El Puerquito Hard Agua Frescas. He stopped by the shop to discuss his origin story at the Del Mar Fair, our collaboration that is coming out this Saturday, October 21st at his brick and mortar location

#184 - Brandon Turner

Jul 12th, 2023 1h 33m

Brandon Turner is a professional skateboarder for over 20 years, skating for popular brands such as Shorty's skateboards, Osiris footwear, and Sk8mafia to name a few. We discussed growing up in San Deigo, moving to Japan as child, moving back a

#183 - Josué Josué

Jun 28th, 2023 1h 54m

Josué Josué is an up and coming rapper from Calexico/Mexicali. He has hits such as Kanye Asada, Border Boy, and 98 west to name a few. We discussed his life in Hip-Hop, upcoming albums, shows, and of course San Diego's soon to be named MLS tea

#182 - Jeff Lozano

Jun 16th, 2023 1h 59m

Jeff Lozano is the host of Dedicated to the Craft podcast, and staple in the craft beer scene here in San Diego. Jeff pulled up to the shop and discussed the beauty & complexity of Spanglish, growing up in Calexco/Mexicali, and of course beer.

#181 - Efren Esqueda of Shepherds Coffee Co.

Jun 13th, 2023 1h 27m

Efren is the owner/head roaster/ and front man of Shepherd's Coffee Co. here is in San Diego, CA. He has had quite the journey, from owning his own brick and mortar, closing it, and making the transition to coffee cart only. It is a story of in

#181 - Panca

May 18th, 2023 1h 36m

Panca is a Binational Street Artist - Muralist - Illustrator that has been displaying her unique art all over San Diego, Tijuana, and Los Angeles. We discussed her life, her inspirations, her art, and her up coming project at the Children's Mus

#180 - Flxwz

May 3rd, 2023 1h 32m

Flxwz (pronounced Flowz) is a San Diego based artist that was recently nominated for Best Rap Album for the San Diego music awards. With his roots beginning in the hard core scene he quickly made the transition to hip hop and has not looked bac

#179 - Christian Flores

Apr 28th, 2023 1h 24m

Christian Flores is a successful Youtuber that has made a name for himself by reviewing skateboarding shoes. Among his success on youtube, we also discuss his app designs, his shoelace brand, and of course skateboarding. Christian & Danny do no

#178 - Gerardo Ledesma ll of Provecho Coffee Co.

Apr 5th, 2023 2h 53m

Gerardo is the owner of Provecho Coffee Co. based here in San Diego, CA. This was such a fun conversation that is filled with his journey into coffee, and how he feels that the universe kept pulling him back to coffee every time he tried to ste

#177 - Paul Deras of Mike Hess Brewing & Daniel Goycoolea

Mar 29th, 2023 2h 20m

Paul Deras is an award wininng Head Brewer for San Diego's own Mike Hess Brewing. Paul discussed his journey in beer from stickering 6 packs, to becoming the head brewer for the last 4 years. Aside from being an award winning brewer, he is also

#176 - Elias Tchapadarian of Journeyman Coffee Co.

Mar 22nd, 2023 1h 26m

Elias is the Owner of Journeyman Coffee Co., a newly formed coffee roasting business out of San Diego, CA. He is also just 20 years old and a student at SDSU. He has a love for coffee, and hunger business. We talked about his motivations t

#175 - Marco Laguna & Brandon Keeper of Friends of Friends & Wavy

Mar 3rd, 2023 2h 27m

Marco returns to C&G, and this time he brought a new homie along, Brandon Keeper owner of Wavy. I brought the boys on to discuss the their upcoming project and new shared space in National City. Marco is opening a cafe by the name of Friends of

#174 - Luis Sanchez of Acento Coffee Roasters

Feb 9th, 2023 1h 44m

Luis Sanchez is the Owner/Roaster of Acento Coffee Roasters here in San Diego, CA. We discussed being born in Missouri, raised in Mexico City, and then moving to Australia for 9 years, only to develop a love for coffee and find his way to San D

#173 - Mike D of the Heavy Breathing Foundation

Jan 19th, 2023 2h 12m

Mike D of The Heavy Breathing Foundation a non-profit out of Vista, California pulled up to the shop. The Heavy Breathing foundation helps disvantaged youth through strength training and providing a place to help one another and build confidenc

#172 - Winyl Club

Jan 6th, 2023 2h 4m

Derrick & Nissah of Winyl Club stopped by and discussed how winyl club started, and how it has grown in such a short time. Now you can see any of the Dj's on any given night in San Diego, spinning the same amazing music, and setting the same

#171 - Steve Michaliszyn of Propoganda Wines

Dec 14th, 2022 1h 52m

Steve Michaliszyn is the owner/winemaker of Propoganda Wines in Vista, California. We discussed how Steve got into wine after leaving the corporate world. We also discussed natural wine, his wine making process, the wines he creates, and being

#170 - Micah Walker, Trisha Mendez, Daniel Goycoolea

Dec 7th, 2022 1h 56m

Trisha and Danny return to the podcast, and this time they brought Micah Walker with them. We discussed social media and how it affects their lives, as they have substanial followings on muliplte platfroms (Tik Tok, Instagram, and Youtube). We

#169 - Lanisa Williams of Barista Life LA

Dec 1st, 2022 2h 28m

Lanisa Williams is Owner and creator of Barista Life LA, providing barista training, coffee eduaction, consulting, and in home trainings. She also owns Hustler's Cup her own coffee shop. We discussed her life and her journey into coffee. This s

#168 - Egiie Botello, Daniel Goycoolea y Mazapan

Nov 29th, 2022 1h 29m

Egiie Botello is a pro skateboarder from Mexico City. With his trip in San Diego coming to a close, I wanted to take an opportunity to sit down with him, Daniel, and Maza to talk about growing up skateboarding in Mexico, and skateboarding in ge

#167 - Izzy Arechiga-Arias of Mystic Mocha Cafe

Nov 23rd, 2022 1h 38m

Izzy is the owner of Mystic Mocha Cafe here is San Diego. Looked at as a community staple in neighborhood of University Heights, Izzy took on the 4th version of Mystic Mocha. He Started as a young hungry entrepreneur at 26 years old and now 2 y

#166 - Nate Abaurrea

Nov 16th, 2022 2h 1m

Nate Abaurrea is a man of impecable communications. He has been the voice of a few soccer clubs including, Tijuana Xolos, San Diego Loyals to just name a few. He is also a dj for the Winyl club, a poet, and an author. This was truly a super fun

#165 -Andrea Hernández of 7 Drips Coffee

Nov 9th, 2022 2h 18m

Andrea is the owner/roaster of 7 Drips Coffee in Tijuana, México. She cruised up to San Diego to discuss her journey in coffee, how she has helped some of the most established coffee shops in TJ begin, and even her journey in Martial arts. This

#164 - Dan Romeo of Trvlr Coffee

Nov 3rd, 2022 1h 36m

Dan Romeo is the Owner/Roaster of Trvlr Coffee & Owner/Brewer of One Season brewing here in San Diego, CA. We sat down and discussed his motivations in starting his brands and why he made the switch from the corporate life to running a roastery

#163 - Cory Sayers

Nov 3rd, 2022 2h 9m

Cory Sayers is one of my oldest and best friends. He was on a southwest tour through San Diego, Arizona, and New Mexico. Not seeing each other for almost 4 years, we had to catch up, drink some beers and talk some shit. It was truly a wonderful