Richard Wolak Interviews Matt Riddle, the USA Barista Champion for 2006.
What lead you to joining Intelligentsia Coffee?
I moved to Chicago with my girlfriend in 2002. We were both fresh out of college and looking for work. My degree is in Photography, so I was looking for a web design job. I quickly found out that with only a year of previous work, no contacts or local referrals, and my “green-ness” it was difficult to find a job at most agencies here.
See a photo of this event at http://www.flickr.com/photos/coffeeschool/153779907/.
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