September 2008

Off to Colombia!

September 29, 2008 Sarah Comments Off

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 […]

Best of Luck

September 26, 2008 Ken Comments Off

If you’re a sports fan, you already know that it’s been an amazing baseball season in Tampa. The Rays, worst team in the Major Leagues last year, are now one game away from winning their […]

Parents of Champion/Cover Boy

September 24, 2008 Sarah Comments Off

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 […]

Grist for the Mill

September 18, 2008 Ken Comments Off

When we lived in Seattle, I worked on a project for Grist.org, an online magazine of environmental news, so I was very pleased to see this recent story on Slow Food Nation and specifically about […]

Hiroshi Hearts Coffee Kids

September 17, 2008 Sarah Comments Off

I just received an email from Hiroshi Sawada, who as you will remember, won the $5000 grand prize in the Millrock Latte Art Championship at Coffee Fest Seattle this past weekend and donated all of […]

Best Guy of CF Seattle Award Goes to Hiroshi Sawada

September 15, 2008 Sarah Comments Off

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 […]

Barista Fest Seattle!

September 10, 2008 Sarah Comments Off

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 […]

Aleli Moreno Labastida, Mexican Barista Champion!

September 6, 2008 Sarah Comments Off

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 […]

Great Lakes Barista Jam!

September 5, 2008 scottlucey Comments Off

October 4 & 5 in Chicago – the Spro’ Down in Chi’ Town. www.greatlakescoffeealliance.com for more information

Day 1 of Mexican Barista Championship

September 5, 2008 Sarah Comments Off

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 […]