Articles by Ken

About Ken
Kenneth R. Olson (he/him) is co-founder and publisher of Barista Magazine the worldwide trade magazine for the professional coffee community. He has written extensively about specialty coffee, traveled near and far for stories, activities, and fun, and been invited to present on topics important to coffee culture. He is also an avid fan state parks, public libraries, and physical media.
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Coffee

Everything Old is New Again?

May 16, 2012 Ken 1

So I just tweeted yet another news story about the “newly” discovered health benefits of coffee. This one is from the Seattle Times and is a report declaring that drinking coffee will help you live […]

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Competitions

Friday Competition Round Up

March 23, 2012 Ken Comments Off on Friday Competition Round Up

The Big Central Regional Barista Competition and US Brewers Cup is underway in Chicago today. The event is a combination of the North Central and South Central Regional Barista Competitions. Each region has its own […]

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Coffee Fest

New York City – Next Weekend

March 2, 2012 Ken Comments Off on New York City – Next Weekend

One week from today, Coffee Fest New York will be underway. If you’re going to Santa Cruz, Calif. instead for the Southwest Regional Barista Competition, we get that. That’s cool. But you’re still going to […]

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Barista Magazine

The Feb/March 2012 Issue

February 3, 2012 Ken Comments Off on The Feb/March 2012 Issue

The new issue of Barista Magazine is out! (The iMag version is online and live. You can read it here.) And the hardcopies will be hitting the mailstream any moment now. So watch your mailboxes! […]

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Oregon

Northwest Regional Barista Competition Wrap

January 30, 2012 Ken Comments Off on Northwest Regional Barista Competition Wrap

It was a big weekend of activity in Tacoma, Wash. at the Northwest Regional Barista Competition (and the Regional US Brewers Cup competition) hosted by Dillanos Coffee Roasters. More than 20 competitors sought the Regional […]

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Cafés

Cuvée Coffee Gets Culture

January 20, 2012 Ken Comments Off on Cuvée Coffee Gets Culture

Cuvée Coffee in Austin, Texas is featured in a new series promoting entrepreneurs in their local region. It’s a good story, and helps explain how specialty coffee retailers and roasters get started and succeed. It […]

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Out of the Box

Out of the Box Athens (Belated)

January 7, 2012 Ken Comments Off on Out of the Box Athens (Belated)

2012 is well underway, and we’re hard at work on our next issue of Barista Magazine, February/March. But I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention something first from the previous year. (Special shout out to […]

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Coffee

Read All About It!

November 14, 2011 Ken Comments Off on Read All About It!

I just downloaded my ipad edition of this week’s New Yorker. Actually I did it as soon as I got my reminder email that the iPad version was available. Why? Well because of this: Kelefa […]