The Working Actor

Imported beans before they are roasted

This machine cools the beans in a matter of seconds after they are roasted.

Don’t forget to try the tea!

Now its time to sample the new LAMILL drinks….but let’s meet Alex first:

Age: “Thirtymmmmmmyearsold”

Alex is originally from England via Atlanta, GA. He has worked at LAMILL Coffee for 4 1/2 years.

FAVORITE CELEBRITY SIGHTING AT WORK: “We get tons of people who come into the Silverlake boutique. It’s pretty much a celebrity haunt. TMZ is always there.  Leonardo Dicaprio is in every week, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Geena Davis. But I’m a big Star Trek fan, and I got to sit with Chris Pine at the bar a few times. That’s pretty cool.”

MOVED TO LA BECAUSE: “I was working in the corporate world back in Atlanta and I was getting so sick of it. I either wanted to shoot myself or everyone I worked with.  I had been acting for about 3 years already and earned my SAG eligibility on a Chevy/NASCAR commercial.  My best friend kept encouraging me to leave the corporate world. Finally, I took his advice and decided to move out here.”

BEST MOMENT IN LA: “1am the evening I arrived in LA. A buddy and I drove out to crash on a mutual friends floor. We drove  for 41 hours straight from Atlanta…only stopping for food and gas. We pulled in at 1am, put the car in park and just walked around this park in North Hollywood for a bit.”

WORST MOMENT IN LA: “All I have to say is Cheescake Factory…white denim.”

WORST AUDITION STORY: “It was back in Atlanta, and it was one of my first auditions ever. I had no experience, no audition technique. It was a showcase type thing and there was an agent from LA. I’m doing this deep monologue, which was the eulogy from Four Weddings and A Funeral. I was doing such an amazing job, at the end the agent was crying. I thought to myself ‘I’m amazing. I moved this guy from LA.’ The agent just sat there crying and didn’t say anything. Finally he looked up at me and said, ‘you had no way of knowing this, but I just delivered that eulogy at my best friends funeral a week ago.’ It turns out I didn’t move him as much as I thought. Ouch!”

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN HIM IN: “Boston Public” Season 4 Episode 14 “Chapter Eighty,” A Funny or Die video called Gump, NASCAR/Chevy commercial, O’Charlies commercial, The Straight Jacket Society

UPCOMING: Kapisa

DREAM ROLE: “I’m a Christopher Meloni meets Russell Crowe…I don’t think I look like him…meets Christian Bale/Jason Statham. Something dark, gritty maybe a cop or a D.A. or FBI or swat. “Southland” is one of my favorite shows right now, something like that.

The best part of a private tour is always the free samples. My drinks were made by LAMILL’s very own drink master…MAKE SURE TO START WITH GROUND BEANS…VERY FRESH A MINUTE OR TWO OUT OF THE ROASTER:

Brazilian Peaberry + Japanese Siphon Method = TASTY

The Siphon brew is almost complete as the flame has been removed, the coffee is finished percolating, is cooling and is descending into the lower chamber.

Perfection!

MY FAVORITE DRINK!!!!!!!

Coffee Margarita:  Secret blend of iced coffee, tequila and salts.  This is still in R&D and no one outside of LAMILL, except you, has even seen it.

What’s your favorite spot for coffee in town?