Your coffee just got wayyy better.
Tired of wasting a whole bag of beans dialing in your Breville machine? Or maybe you’ve been dreaming about opening a coffee shop for YEARS and you’re finally ready to take the next step…
My name is Miranda (aka Barista Friend) and I’m here to be your coffee spiritual guide. Learn how to pour latte art, improve your palate, or lay the groundwork for the cafe of your dreams. Classes are held in Austin, TX or online.
July 9-12 | $795 per studentBarista Bootcamp
4 days of intensive hands-on coffee education in a roasting facility in South Austin.
In-person and online options
Most of our public classes and private lessons are held at Rising Tide Roast Collab in South Austin. It’s a super cool shared roasting facility where several local roasters roast their beans, like Radio Coffee, Creature, and Sightseer! Peak behind the curtain and see where the coffee magic happens.
If you’d prefer to learn on your own equipment, I will travel to your home or cafe/restaurant in my very adorable Japanese kei truck!
I will occasionally travel out-of-state for certain projects. If you’d like to see if we’d be a good fit, book a free consultation here.
Meet Your Instructor.
Miranda Haney’s coffee journey began in 2015 as a barista at a family-owned bakery in Salisbury, Maryland. In the years since, she's worked at notable coffee companies including Rise Up Coffee Roasters, Greater Goods Coffee (where she led the training program), and has hopped behind the bar at acclaimed Austin cafes Proud Mary, Fleet Coffee, Creature Coffee, Sightseer, and most recently, Black Fox Coffee.
Hailing from a long line of teachers, Miranda is especially passionate about delivering information in a way that’s engaging and easy to understand. She’s a permanent fixture at the local latte art competitions, a two-time U.S. Barista Championships national competitor, runner-up in the 2024 Barista League, Denver, and currently serves as vice president of the Austin Coffee Collective. Most recently, she was a 2025 Coffee Sustainability Fellow with The Chain Collaborative.
Outside of coffee, Miranda is a multi-talented creative and marathon runner. She’s the lead singer/songwriter for alt-pop band Other Vessels and the fearless leader of Austin Coffee Run Club.
