Get to know Nova ...

Nova is one of our Gathering Grounds baristas. He grew up in many small towns along the Texas Gulf Coast. He has been a barista since 1999, starting at Caribou Coffee in Emory Village, then Javaology in Sweet Auburn before settling down in Kirkwood. He knows more than you will ever want to know about the history of coffee and will talk your ear off about many esoteric and marginally interesting subjects like early Edo period Christian Ninjas and isolated extinct Indo-European Centum Branch languages in west China.


Here's more about our featured barista - next time you stop in, say hello!

Favorite authors: China Mieville, Richard Adams, Frank Herbert, Isaac Asimov, J. G. Ballard, William S. Burroughs


Favorite directors: David Cronenberg, Satoshi Kon, Hayao Miyazaki, Mamoru Oshii, David Lynch, Chan-wook Park, Guillermo del Toro


Favorite musicians: COIL, Belle and Sebastian, New Order, Midlake, Blonde Redhead, Chromeo, Justin Timberlake


Pets: Pep Pep (cat)


Hobby: Indie Rock house shows, Japanese Console RPGs and Survival Horror Video Games. Pipes, Cigars, and Scotch. COFFEE!


Things I want to learn: Japanese, Farsi, Auto repair, Carpentry, Horse-back riding


Favorite Gathering Grounds drink to make: topless mocha for here


Favorite Gathering Grounds drink to drink: latte plain and simple


Best thing about coffee: the CO2 hitting your nose when opening a 5lbs bag of light roast coffee


Favorite thing about Gathering Grounds: The espresso and the music selection.


Best thing about Gathering Grounds customers: Kirkwood customers are SO much nicer than Emory, Norcross, and Sweet Auburn customers. When so much customer service let alone customers are rude and seem to have a chip on their shoulder y'all are a total anomaly.


Tell me about: Why I should go back to college or move to Chicago. novaterata@gmail.com or www.novaterata.com (coming soon!)