Gray Kauffman | they/them | @jgraykauffman
2022 US Barista Competitor
Caffe Vita | @caffevita
Gray is a queer and non-binary barista from Colorado, now in Seattle with a decade of experience in coffee. Currently, they are the Lead Educator for Caffe Vita's cafe at KEXP with La Marzocco. What started as a side hustle fueling them through their BS in Food and Nutritional Sciences turned into a full-blown career in coffee and a deep love for its ability to blend art and science. They have dabbled in working in and studying both beer and wine, but found coffee was truly their drink of choice (an espresso neat to be exact). When they aren't making coffee, they are crushing it on the roller derby track, cooking up a magnificent storm with their partner Kate, or lounging in the sun with their cat Puff.