Elliot Wiersgalla, green coffee buyer, quality control director and social media manager at the Roasterie, answers The Pitch‘s Questionnaire
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Twitter handle: @theglitterbeard
Hometown: Independence, Wisconsin
Current neighborhood: Westport
What I do: I am in charge of sourcing, tasting and buying all the green coffee we use at the Roasterie.
What’s your addiction? Coffee. For real. It’s an addiction. Do they make a patch for it? Somebody help!
What’s your game? Avoiding confrontation … or bowling
What’s your drink? Vodka martini, up, with a twist
Where’s dinner? The Rieger
What’s on your KC postcard? The Hereford bull. If he ever goes missing, it probably wasn’t me. I swear.
Finish this sentence: “Kansas City got it right when …” They invented burnt ends. That was them, right?
“Kansas City screwed up when …” They took the parking lot behind Harry’s out of Westport.
“Kansas City needs …” To get the attention it deserves when it comes to craft cocktails, food, coffee and arts. We are killing it right now, and more people in the nation need to know that.
“As a kid, I wanted to be …” Bette Midler … or a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
“I always laugh at …” That’s So Raven. Oh, snap.
“I’ve been known to binge-watch …” Grey’s Anatomy. I don’t apologize for that.
“I can’t stop listening to …” 1989 by Taylor Swift. That album is incredible. What? I never said I was cool.
“My dream concert lineup is …” Jenny Lewis and Taylor Swift.
“I just read …” The ingredients in my Lean Cuisine. It was riveting.
What’s your hidden talent? I’m really good at choosing the worst checkout lane at the grocery store.
What’s your guiltiest pleasure? Pop music. I have the music collection of a teenage girl from the early millennium.
The best advice I ever got: Allow yourself to feel your feelings and don’t feel bad about them.
Worst advice: Don’t move to Kansas City.
My sidekick: My drink, an oversized flannel and my iPhone
What is your spirit animal? Side-eye Chloe
Who is your hero? My mother
Who is your nemesis? Gwyneth Paltrow
What’s your greatest struggle right now? Trying to be funny in this questionnaire.
My favorite toy as a child: The Pokemon toys you got with your Burger King kids meals.
My dating triumph/tragedy: Who has time to date? I’m too busy trying to conquer the world.
My brush with fame: Lisa Loeb following me on Twitter. I about died.
My soapbox: Why do we still have the parking spots you have to back into? Like, seriously? The worst.
My recent triumph: Starting my job at the Roasterie. This is a big job, and it can be stressful, but I love it. This is the dream position in the best company in Kansas City, and I am so honored to be able to do it.
