Gold Winner Zane Kelsall, Two If By Sea Cafe, Dartmouth

Silver Winner Laura Arsenault, Java Blend Coffee Roasters

Bronze Winner Emily McCarthy, Smiling Goat Organic Espresso Bar

If you ask Zane Kelsall why he loves coffee, he’ll respond with, “How long do you have?” As co-owner of Two If By Sea and passionate java lover, Kelsall finds it hard to pin his love for coffee down. “I love making coffee because it’s a beverage that has the ability to totally smash every preconceived notion you have of it every time you drink it,” he says. For him, roasting beans is a craft as much as it is a profession. So if you love anything half as much as Kelsall loves coffee, you’re in good shape.