Of course today is the first really sunny lovely day we’ve had in Portland and I have a ton of work to do. I’m scrambling to finish my to-do list before my best bud Kyle Larson arrives in town from Seattle to spend the weekend. But I can’t really complain about my work too much […]
What a freakin blast the last six days were. I spent them in Berkeley, Calif., my hometown and where my parents, Steve and Leanne, still live. I was there for two reasons: to attend and emcee the SCAA’s Western Regional Barista Competition, and to hang with my folks for two days after the competition. It […]
(photo courtesy of tonx)
Just back from the finals of the Western Regional Barista Championship in Berkeley—really exciting, and what a mob scene! Sarah was the emcee (and of course she did a great job, and no, I’m not prejudiced in the least), and now she’s out celebrating with the winners, but I thought there […]
Let’s thank the woman who is making all these regional barista competitions possible, first off. She’s one of my best friends and one of the specialty coffee industry’s shining stars, Miss Michelle Campbell of the Specialty Coffee Association of America! And no one deserves to have a glamor shot on our blog more than Missy:
And […]