Glitter Bean Coffee in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is an explicitly queer and trans coffee space. We learn more about the collective and its goals for creating friendly spaces for marginalized identities. BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ BARISTA […]
John Gordon is a multi-national barista champion; here he explains how his extensive coffee career has prepared him for competition. BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of World Coffee Events Not a lot […]
Just as the WBC wraps up, we’re back in a whole new competition season! Here’s a recap of the first three preliminary competitions, held in Chattanooga, Tenn., Amarillo, Texas, and Denver. BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ BARISTA […]
The Twin Cities-based company is hosting the Minneapolis AeroPress Championship and has reserved half the available spots for women, POC, gender non-binary or non-conforming people, LGBTQ+ folx, and registrants with disabilities. BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE […]
As more and more cafés consider banning plastic straws, some are calling the ban discriminatory against disabled communities. BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE In the August + September 2018 issue of Barista Magazine, writer […]
The Pour is a media platform telling stories about the coffee community—from Becca Woodard’s Brewers Cup win to highlighting local coffee organizations and cafés like the Boston Intersectional Coffee Collective and Deadstock Coffee in Portland, […]
Five years ago, Mathieu Theis was a engineer. A transformative coffee experience brought him into the specialty world; now he’s the two-time Swiss barista champion and third-place finisher at this year’s WBC. BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ […]
Harassment at work is real, but what do you do when it happens to you? How do you know when someone’s behavior has crossed the line? And who do you tell? In this eight-part series, […]
Alyza Bohbot was brought up in coffee—her parents started Alakef Coffee Roasters in Duluth, Minn. Now she has started a brand called City Girl Coffee, sourcing exclusively from female producers. BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ BARISTA MAGAZINE […]
Glitter Cat Barista Bootcamp, started by USBC runner-up T. Ben Fischer, aims to provide competition training to baristas in marginalized groups in an all-expenses paid retreat. BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo courtesy […]
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