From drinking supermarket Nescafe to the buzz of making espressos for his hero Rene Redzepi every morning (and basically being the Noma chef’s personal barista), Corie Sutherland has certainly had an unexpected career.

In this podcast, he tells his story of living in Japan, getting into ‘specialty coffee’ (a term he’s wary of using) and how he started Edition Coffee Roasters with his brother Daniel Jackson. The cafe’s scene-shaking mix of Japanese and Nordic influences has made it an award-winning standout – and unlike anything else you’ll experience in Sydney.

Corie also talks about the next-level things he’s witnessed at coffee championships (contestants really push the boundaries of what you can do with caffeine), how Redzepi and Noma honestly reshaped his life, plus what it’s like meeting your culinary heroes. Also worth mentioning: the astounding amount someone was willing to pay for his reservation at the booked-out Noma Australia.