Question, what’s even better than visiting a beautiful coffee farm?
The people you meet? Well it’s true. They were pretty great. We hiked through the coffee plants, down a steep grade to a beautiful waterfall. And shockingly only José and I bothered to take home soil samples by gracefully falling down the hill.
Here we are (judges […]
Thanks to all who participated, volunteered, and helped put on the October 4 ’spro down in chi’ town, hosted by Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea. Thank you Doug Zell for your key note speech and thank you Mike Phillips (new great lakes chapter rep) for your orchestration and hospitality. Thank you Intelligentsia (Chicago, IL), Phoenix Coffee […]
Early tomorrow morning, I’m flying to Colombia. I’m going with a crew from Sustainable Harvest, to their annual event, Let’s Talk Coffee. I’m literally going with them — I think about five of us are on the same flight. We fly into Bogota tomorrow, then spend the night before the last leg of our journey: […]
I absolutely love it when parents of our writers and subjects contact me for a copy of the issue of Barista Magazine that their kid was in — it happens a LOT, and usually those parents end up subscribing, which is the coolest. But I’ve never actually received a photo of the parents looking at […]
We’re just back from another fun-filled Coffee Fest Seattle and Millrock Latte Art Championship, presented by Barista Mag, Nuova Simonelli and Dillanos Coffee. What a weekend! We had such a blast hangin with friends from New York, California, Washington, California, and of course Japan! Hiroshi Sawada, who owns Caffe Milk Art in Japan and who […]
I was pretty darn weary when I got home from Mexico late, late Sunday night. But after some a couple of days of snuggles from my dog and getting caught up on my work, I’m ready to roll into the next event: the always awesome Coffee Fest Seattle!
Above is a shot of the entryway last […]
Congratulations to Aleli Moreno Labastida, the new Mexican Barista Champion! Aleli is the first woman to ever win Mexico’s national barista title!
At once professional and adorable, Aleli won with a whopping score of 604 points. Not only that, but she was in first place going into the final round. Aleli has a secret weapon: Chava […]
It was an exciting start, with a packed audience all the way from competitor number 1 through the end of the day! Here are some images from yesterday’s preliminary round:
First things first: judges need full bellies to get the job done right, and thanks to Jay, who introduced us to a taco stand with 9 […]
I’ve been bad about blogging since arriving here in Mexico City for the national barista championship, but it’s only because our wonderful hosts, Arturo and Jose, have been keeping us busy with fun and interesting activities, and keeping us full with amazing meals in incredible restaurants! Today was the first day of the Mexican Barista […]
I was so happy and honored to be invited to the Mexican Barista Championship in Mexico City! Today I’m packing my bags and getting geared up for the trip. I leave early tomorrow morning and will be gone for a week.
The Mexican Barista Championship is one of the premiere national barista competitions in the world, […]
