Marie-Anne - Providing coffee training in Singapore.

Some of the Bettr Barista team at their HQ. From left to right’ ‘Shaun Ong, Jeanette Lee, Pamela Chng, Natasha Shariff and Marie-Anne Rogers’

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Just returned from a week long training session in Singapore, hosted by the inspirational team at Bettr Barista. Bettr Barista is a social enterprise, coffee training centre and roaster based in Singapore. It is one of the best examples I have witnessed of coffee being used as a vehicle for self-development and education. All levels of the SCAE Green coffee diploma were taught.  Great to have so many people pass, especially at the professionals level.

As a foodie Singapore didn’t disappoint. The team were great at sharing their passion for all things food, especially their favoured late night hawker stand spots and food haunts. If you are a coffee and tea advocate you won't be disappointed. Other than coffee spots my favourite place had to be a tea merchant  in Joo Chiat Place, specialising in Oolong teas from their farm in China. It’s not all about the coffee!