Every week or two, we’ll be using the blog to reacquaint you with some familiar faces: our baristas. Find out how they got into this mess in the first place and more. We’re moving on to round two with Michael Sinclair.

Name: Michael Sinclair

Store: The Factory

Years with Dolcezza: 1.5

How do you take your coffee? Ground, roasted coffee beans with hot water.

What made you want to work for Dolcezza? The @dolcezzagelato instagram.

What do you do when you’re not at work? Anything related to American Sign Language, cats, and food.

Favorite coffee region: Latin America.

Affogato of choice: Thai Coconut!

Favorite music to play at work: Something that’s low-key and chill. I love putting on music that let’s people do their thing – have a conversation with their best friend, work on their thesis, or just good ol’ fashioned treat yoself time.

Funniest/weirdest Dolcezza story: When I ended up in a photo shoot with a Russian model.