Who Are We?
Kristy Greenardi
I am… me.
Kristy Greenardi.
Creator. Artist. Barista.
Before coffee, I felt lost. Unsure of who I was, what I was meant to be. Like something out there was calling me… I just didn’t know what.
Then I found coffee. Specialty coffee.
I remember the first time — running my hand across the bench, the grind catching between my fingers. The smell… intoxicating. Something in me woke up. From that moment, it was everything. All I could think about. All I could taste. All I could chase. Latte art. Black coffee. Filter. It consumed me — in the best way.
Melbourne pulled me deeper. The culture, the energy… it showed me what was possible. When I came home, I knew — this was just the beginning.
A local roastery took me in. I found my people. I found my confidence. I found my voice. I pushed myself — comps, pressure, wins… but that wasn’t the point. I didn’t want trophies. I just wanted to make people feel something. The same way coffee made me feel.
Then came the moments that reminded me I was on the right path — my work published, my craft seen. Little old me… maybe I was doing something right. Coffee didn’t just become my career. It became my identity. It stripped away the mask. It woke me up.
And now…
TCR for life. No rules. No moulds. Just doing it our way.
Jason Greenardi
18 years in the corporate world.
Uniform.
Scheduled.
By the book.
Traditional.
Coffee started as a hobby. An escape from the structure.
That first sip… maybe that was the beginning. Chasing that sweet, heavy mouthfeel — something that let everything else drop away. Then it took hold. Freestyling through flavour, culture, critique. Kristy calls him a Greek god. Friends call him a coffee snob.
Always searching. Always refining. Chasing consistency. Chasing the perfect cup. Does it exist? You tell me.
Opening TCR — building our own Espresso & Brew Bar — that’s where it all landed.
And now?
Coffee isn’t a hobby anymore.
It’s life.