Quitting Coffee With Matt D'Avella

[@mattdavella]

Thanks for doing this with me man! I totally agree that the headaches were the easiest thing about quitting coffee. So glad to have it back in my life again :)

[@erwinrosales4337]

That's awesome that you got to go to one of my favorite coffee joints! If you're ever in Fremont in the Old Niles District (Old Charlie Chaplin films were made there), coffee is on me! Hint: There's only one coffee shop there.

[@tkdhanani]

Gotta say I found your channel on accident so many months ago and found Bacas channel on accident only a month ago. Was like wow that you guys came together. It’s like pb and chocolate.

[@nicg1137]

Came here for the coffee, stayed for the wisdom.

[@Cherokie89]

I came here from Matt's channel but I'm already a subscriber, so I guess now we're ultra-homies.

[@darrenlepper1473]

Great things to think about for a happy life. Thanks for the skate part of the video. My old skate neurons were firing while watching it!

[@joshcook777]

Thanks for sharing Chris! Shortly before Christmas last year, I had started working at a coffee shop down the street from where I live. I've never enjoyed a customer service interaction more than I did there. I abosulutely loved sharing my love for coffee with every guest that walked through that door. I ended up quitting the coffee shop shortly after for various reasons. I feel like I can be most myself and express myself best when I'm behind a brewer at home, brewing for guests and talking them through the process.

[@JymerDavidMaagad]

The time where I feel most of my ideal self is when I brew coffee on my V60. I like the experimentation and exploration of different techniques and coffees especially when I enjoy the results. I'm no barista, though I want to be one soon, but I get to share my experiences with my barista friends and to the roasters where I get my coffee. Coffee, more specifically third wave and specialty coffee, has given me new purpose in life. I've been stuck to a day job that I didn't want but it pays all the bills including my specialty coffees and the trainings I need to be better in this new passion of mine. Coffee is more about empowerment of one's soul, my soul. It's also a language that we get people to communicate with. Thanks Chris for sharing the knowledge and the passion. Keep it up. 👍😊👍

[@sam52x7]

Chris this video speaks to me so much. I ended up dropping out of university, doing history as my degree, and floated around in hospitality. Having worked my way through the ranks of a successful pub/restaurant I slowly discovered my passion for coffee, learning and teaching myself as much as I could. A week ago, I left that job and am now working as a barista in a speciality coffee shop in London, and I know it's early days, but I have a good feeling about this. Love the content, keep it up, and hopefully I will be sipping on some Cat and Cloud some time soon. Peace.

[@willhomerrr]

Fucking love this honesty. Cannot agree more with following what makes you feel like you. I'm on my way out of a 10+ year submersion in the music industry (family stuff - real life comes first), and I'm glad its at a time that I'm working at one of London's best coffee shops, as I've managed to find something else that makes me feel as awesome and fulfilled as touring the world and recording songs I love with my best friends made me feel. Always so stoked to see you putting your truth out there for the world to see, and can only hope it encourages others to be as true with themselves as you are to your audience. Keep it up dude!

[@willhomerrr]

Btw the Kenyan from the recent 'Big London Drop' was incredible; proud to have stocked it, stoked to have tasted it!

[@SergiuCrisan]

Thank you for this video Chris. I really found myself in your story. Made me feel grateful and happy for what I am. I love Makin coffee for myself and also for my very few but dear friends. Love to see their smiles and appreciation for what I've made for them. It's all I need really. Thanks again Chris!

[@purplefire2834]

Here from Matt's channel and I love the vibe of this video. The skating clip got my legs all tingly; I haven't been on my board in ages and I need to head out on it soon.

[@jesseskogen2787]

In right there with you dude. I’ve said for years that I’m most confident and most genuinely myself when I’m behind the bar. When I’m behind that bar I feel as if I can achieve anything, but the second I step foot in a different environment I get awkward and unsure of myself. I do wish that I had something else besides my job where I could feel as comfortable like you have with skating, but I haven’t quite found that yet. Thanks for sharing your story!

[@robertaduarte5634]

The most unexpected mashup! Love both your channels so much! Feel my best behind a probat, in botanic gardens, and riding bike

[@RhinoFeed]

I have two semesters of college left. I can't say that college itself has provided any value to me. Not the classes. Not the potential degree. However, the mere question that comes up when going through college, "College sucks so much. I hate it. What else could I be doing?" is what is really valuable.

[@grenoble11]

Good video. In 2018, I backpacked in SE Asia for four months. Later, I read a book about vagabonding and discovering who you are when the world back home isn't applying expectations and you are not worrying about a job or bills. All you can be at the moment is your authentic self. It was an important lesson: to always be your authentic self when you finally go back home.

[@lauraholtzclaw6900]

Ditto in SO MANY ways!!! I LOVE listening to you! I feel like we share so many feelings in this coffee journey!!! Thank you!!!

[@TuckerPearce]

Sick video, loved the skateboarding. Came over from Matt’s video. Totally miss working in coffee shops, use to work in my mom’s independent coffee shop in Keene, NH; Brewbakers.

[@nachogonzalez01]

Chris, this really hits home. Some months ago I had just quit college and was at what I think was the lowest point of my life. Much like you said, I thought I didn't really fit anywhere. I always enjoyed coffee but had never heard of specialty until I found about James Hoffmann videos and yours. I was stoked about finding a new hobby but then one day I decided to go to a barista course that was near me. Feels weird to say but that kind of changed my life just from one day to the other. I felt like I found myself and a place where I could really be myself and have the energy to put the effort to get better. I'm just starting out, but I've never really felt so sure about what I want to do with my life. I don't know yet exactly how I fit in this coffee crazy world, but I'm damn sure I'm gonna be a part of it. So thank you Chris for being such an inspiring person. Cheers from Argentina!

[@GHATS]

cool video man , great quality! and coffee is my savior

[@ibanezman1025]

Who downvotes this? This shit comes from the heart. I feel like your story, Chris is many other people's story too.

[@peterdavies1068]

Awesome video Chris. The answer to your question, "when do I feel most like myself?" is working as a pastor of my small church. I gave up my engineering career to do it. My parents weren't impressed. It is less money, more stressful, more consuming...but it makes me so much happier. It is something I'm passionate about. Definitely bad days still. But it feels like I was made for it.

[@MikeTheBlueCow]

You always really speak to my personal meta, Chris. Thanks for putting it all out there and giving me something to reflect on. ✌

[@johnnyspeedy1344]

Thank you man, I felt what you said. At the moment I’m 30 I feel lost and confused I want to start my own business but I’m sacred to quit my 9-5 because of money, but I will make it It will take time. Thank you

[@djimpulse]

This is what i'm talkin about!!!! Another great video, showing the OTHER side. For me, It's being behind turntables, and most recently(a few years) being behind the camera. Those are my safe spaces, mostly because I can zone out, without too much awkward interaction.

[@ChristopherLopezDrums]

My safe space where I really feel like myself is when roasting coffee. It was my hobby, now it's my work, but still I feel the same joy and passion as the first day when I started the journey. Starting Rustic Coffee Roasters really changed my life. Thanks for the inspiration Chris, I hope you can taste my coffee someday, for real.

[@dukeriver01]

This makes me question what everything means to me. Love your content! Keep inspiring 🙌

[@mbmthree]

Great video - it hit home when you mentioned carving out time to feel like the real you. Mines on the golf course. Keep it up!

[@teodora1155]

Love the video and your story! I found myself in doing yoga and now I'm starting my own business to share this passion with others PS: came here from Matt's video, surprised you both made it through the 30 days :)

[@erwinrosales4337]

The work you and Matt put together is outstanding and I feel that I find a bit of myself in both of you now that I know both your stories. Grew up a loner. Lost in college. Didn't exactly finish. Found myself in coffee and 10 years later in Niles, Fremont, I am still behind the bar and loving it. Being less than an hour from Cat and Cloud, I feel spoiled having the ability to visit. However, with the pressures of life and expectations, I sometimes find myself questioning whether it's right to be doing what I'm doing. Have you ever had those moments since you've been in coffee? If so, what did you do about it? Feeling a bit lost. Thank you for doing what you do, Chris! Much love!

[@positivevibes5938]

Loved this one Chris...enjoyed the personal touch. Thanks man.

[@rachelorr6973]

For me, I feel that I’m my most true authentic self at my cafe. I work at a small cafe in PA that just feels like home. Not necessarily the people I work with or the location (even though they’re also amazing), but the coffee and how it’s a fuel for people’s creativity and hard work. I’ve learned to love and enjoy the small things working with coffee. It takes time to be a good barista. Making drinks as a barista is an art form I thoroughly enjoy. It’s an art trying to find or make the perfect roast, the perfect grind, the perfect pull of a shot, the velvet milk, right amount of flavor. You’re creating this drink for people to enjoy and become revitalized and it makes me feel amazing. I’m inspired to run my own cafe one day. I look up to you for how far you’ve come with coffee, and finding yourself in the crema of it all 😂💛🥰

[@thegrindtopar]

I like how you said that nothing felt as right as skateboarding. 32 now and I’ve been skateboarding since I was 13 (decided to start when I randomly watched the ‘99 xgames and saw tony hawk land the 900) and without it, nothing felt right. Sad to say, but I haven’t skated in about a year as some life changes kind of interfered, but I’ve been itching to set up the new local shop deck I bought back in January and just get after it again. What’s cool is I feel like skateboarding led me into being into coffee. There’s just that DIY aspect of it coffee and brewing that I love that I learned to love with skateboarding.

[@arieljacobsen2724]

Thanks for your kind words man! Inspirational! :)

[@ardianthaputera6970]

It's great to know you did what you will not regret. It's good to watch this video, I don't know how to say it, but thank you for sharing. I kind of feel the world is a happier place than it is few minutes ago...

[@DCassidy42]

I started up my own little operation with a Behmor, and I hope to keep growing it into something I can live off of.

[@agris209]

Man thanks for encouragement! Great to hear stories like this one. Coffee rocks!

[@yeehaw12]

Absolutely loved this Chris🙌🏻

[@jihanelahrir]

Thank you for sharing, Chris! It was refreshing 🙏🏼

[@yicarlosalazar5718]

Such an inspiration, keep it up Baca!

[@breezy1832]

Dude, this video speaks to me on Soo many levels. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and being true to yourself Chris. You're a role model for me :)

[@johndoeradiok]

Thank you for sharing. It shows that this is important for you. Can totally relate to what you said about being behind a bar! Yes, yes, and yes.

[@zanemattisson]

Those early mornings pre-family awake with my own thoughts and my first cup of filter coffee, especially when it's super delicious and reminds me of why I got into coffee, and why I still love it. Bodyboarding too as no 2 waves are the same, and I'm not in my heyday anymore

[@arsonnn]

Hey Chris, loved this video. Felt so inspired, and made me really think about those moments when I felt like myself the most. I'll be in town in September and hope to catch you in Cat & Cloud. Greetings from Buenos Aires :)

[@divaandchomin1]

I’m here thru Matt D’Avella’s video but so happy to have found your channel! I’m from Guatemala, wondering if you’ve tried Coban’s cardamom coffee!!??

[@laymanrob5548]

Really enjoyed this video Chris. Sucked me in. To answer your question, I feel most like myself when I am alone, driving my car around town, at night.

[@Andifachri]

Wow. That hit deep.

[@wearashirt]

Hey man. How tall are you guys??

[@Filozofia_Nalepa]

*waiting for my coffee* I feel the best anywhere where I can be creative with passionate people and at the back of my house in my garden. We call this place "the island" with my friends, because we love to be there and it's full of positive energy, because we made it that way!

[@Filozofia_Nalepa]

I hope you will never miss your cup of coffee again :)

[@charlescarpenter9238]

Great video and now I’m wondering hmmm why is this question so hard for me? I’m going to ponder that one. Thanks for being real I love that about your videos.

[@peterkok3765]

Came here from Matt's channel. Was expecting version 2 of his video, just your experience, but this was way more interesting. Great story, I can totally relate. Subscribed, sure we can be homies 😄.

[@dannyquiroz5777]

Great message, resonated.

[@headoverbars8750]

You're very personable guy and you have a lot of good insight I'm not necessarily getting into the coffee business I'm a software engineer and a mountain bike Enthusiast but I just enjoy a good coffee. your videos are very well done, and you touch on valid points for many of us creative people.

[@srirambettagere6000]

You'd be the best history teacher ever

[@foontes5187]

Thanks for the inspiration!!!

[@Strubey]

Thanks for sharing your story! I feel most like myself when i'm blasting music I love while imagining crazy stories and visuals in my head. Basically when i'm able to notice the beauty of the world around me and feel like i'm a part of that through making some sort of art. Might sound odd but in essence, i'm a (coffee loving) artist. :)

[@fjc9646]

Keep the good work going Chris!! Cheers from Argentina

[@matthewcote5198]

Love this collaboration! Both of you are some of my favorites on KZbin. Great work guys, and get back on the Hot Bean water wagon ;)

[@ckpeony]

subscribed! you, your company are amazing!

[@tkdhanani]

Wow. Real. So many levels.

[@BariSaxGod25]

Is the background music at 0:55 Heinz Kiessling?

[@TheFinalMB]

What a great freaking video. I love the message and the coffee shots and skate montage didn’t hurt either :p I was trying to put into words something meaningful about what you had to say but I seem incapable of forming a sentence, but suffice it to say: Dude U R Rad! And one day when I’m properly caffeinated I plan on editing this comment to make sense (won’t happen, I will forget, I have no working memory)

[@onehellofameme6166]

4:40 I'm gonna need to know where this ditch is. For research purposes of course.

[@luacastro5736]

Hey, Chris! Nice video. I have a curiosity: which lens did you use? Thanks ;)

[@thezian]

that's some dope ass dad skating right there

[@mahassan15]

This is great, thanks for sharing

[@accesser]

What's that Coffee cup ?

[@retinaz2220]

Good shit Baca, really enjoyed the video

[@brandonpolack]

What's the one thing that can make or break being a valuable barista?

[@j0hnnykn0xv1lle]

I feel most like myself watching RealChrisBaca videos.

[@tantanlegoman16]

bruh. please throw together a skate video. yes. yes. yes.

[@MartinKohoutekchannel]

For me it’s absolutely and entirely the same with skateboarding. However, I feel like I still wasn’t able to find myself in anything else, just like I did with skating. And so I made my degree. Than I went and startet selling cars. And I hate it! I don’t know what to do with my life. Nevertheless, the Primitive skate team is today in my country in Prague and so I’m going to meet P-rod and Tiago Lemos. So my life doesn’t feel so shitty today😂 THANKS FOR THE VIDEO! It was really deep and meaningful. I loved it🙏🏻 peace!🤙🏽

[@nantesd]

You have a great superb mum... I am happy to see my dream live on yours life ... cheers

[@TheJdB21]

sweet jumper bro

[@FoleyJon]

9:45 airrr baaalllllllll

[@tealdarin]

I think coffee brings sanity it's not bad for you. :)

[@headoverbars8750]

You're a skater!! ... that's why I feel like you are one of my bros 😂 I grew up in the same culture, I'm 41 now freeride MTB and enduro racing now but the culture...

[@ice9dragon]

Holy shit BOTH my role models in the same video?!

[@spencersmustache2844]

I'm hoping to know what I want to be when I grow up by next June. That's when I turn 40.

[@Arkapawiwit]

thanks for sharing, its like enlightenment for what i'm doing right now.. big hug from indonesia..

[@hugovanduivenboden5809]

On point video! would love to skateboard and have a coffee with ya.

[@Jinzoslife]

I like your outfit styles, ngl 👌

[@tybeddingfield242]

I would love to see some cultural anthropology of the hip-hop/punk culture of the millennium... gen X and on... skate shops/parks, pizza shops, cocktail culture, coffee, record labels, fashion, film, music... I put them in two camps. Punkass's and Slackass's. Punkass's get it done. Slackass's, well slack. Long live the Punkass's, "don't do what my dad did!" but do something attitude!! Tom Sawyer(the original punkass) the world! 👍🤘🤙🤛❣

[@grindhousefaction]

This definitely hit way too close to home.

[@Hammid]

More than half the video, amazing as it was, was NOT about quitting coffee 😂

[@jennymartin1512]

I’ve always been a friendly loner because I connect with nature more especially the sea. Coffee became a passion at a young age since my grandfather was a small coffee producer in Panama, Boquete Chiriqui, I’m a coffee enthusiast and ocasional blogger @awakepma and I understand your 30 days without coffee because I myself like not losing myself or my senses to anything in life. But, you know what? No matter how much coffee I drink, I never lost that rush that high or the pleasure of an amazing cup of coffee and that makes a difference. Jenny @awakepma

[@mattng110]

Truby with the aaaaaaiiirrrbaaaalllllllll

[@Mulerider4Life]

Chris if you like rap. You should check out Andy Mineo. I think you will be pleased.

[@antarcticakapanwala2425]

from matt

[@VasiliyAgiy]

In other words you're a true addict haha 🤙 great video!

[@ARAY314]

Insurance industry is lying again!

[@foyble5]

😗👆

[@Pointlesshandle48]

pretty ballsy promoting not using the very product you make 😂 but I would be confident people will come back to it because coffee is great.

[@BigBadBossMcCoss]

No. Fucking. Way. In. Hell. I. Would. Ever. Do. This.

[@DragoTomianovicYale]

[@KnifeCrazzzzy]

Wow this stuff really controls people... like a drug