Ben Townsend

One of the most experienced barista trainers in the UK, Ben was a member of the original panel that developed the City & Guilds VRQ Barista qualification.

Ben recently opened The Espresso Room cafe, in Bloomsbury, he has received outstanding reviews from Timeout, Qype and Monocle. Ben brings both theory and practical teaching to every course, his training technique has been developed from years of experience behind an espresso machine and in front of customers. Image Credit: James Hoffmann

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