Immigrants to Canada, Marisca Widjaja Lewis and Brandon Pitts started PRANA Coffee in the summer of 2009. Combining their respective cultural and professional backgrounds into a micro-roaster coffee bar, they bring something new to the burgeoning Toronto coffee scene.
Marisca Widjaja Lewis is the great granddaughter of coffee legend Tek Sun Ho, the man who started the Indonesian coffee industry and their country’s most successful brand, Warung Tinggi. Born in a coffee shop, she grew up sorting beans for her father who was the Warung Tinggi roaster and founder of Bakoel Koffie in Jakarta. Marisca is one of the few coffee professionals in Toronto who has worked in every aspect of coffee, from crop to cup.
Brandon Pitts moved to the Pacific Northwest of the United States at the age of twelve. It was at the B&O Espresso in Seattle where he was first introduced to coffee and once he had a "Rossetta Latte" from Vivace, he knew he wanted to roast and prepare coffee. He brought his coffee experience and know how to Toronto in 2003 and has been a respected roaster and coffee expert in Canada for over 6 years.
www.PRANACoffee.com
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