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 nine with Freddy.

Name: Freddy Reyes

Store: CityCenterDC

Years with Dolcezza: Less than one

How do you take your coffee? Black!

What made you want to work for Dolcezza? Robb is quite inspiring, and Stumptown is delicious.

What do you do when you’re not at work? I do menswear marketing, photography, and enjoy riding through the city. Keep my creative mind at a balance.

Favorite coffee region: Central America

Affogato of choice: Chocolate Peanut Butter Affogato

Favorite music to play at work: The Strokes.

Funniest/weirdest Dolcezza story: A tie between being asked what my nationality is (every day) and being asked out on a date while making espresso. I love weird situations haha. People are fun!