Articles by Sarah

About Sarah

Sarah Allen (she/her) is co-founder and editor of Barista Magazine, the international trade magazine for coffee professionals. A passionate advocate for baristas, quality, and the coffee community, Sarah has traveled widely to research stories, interact with readers, and present on a variety of topics affecting specialty coffee. She also loves animals, swimming, ice cream, and living in Portland, Oregon.

WCE Events in Maastricht

June 24, 2011 Sarah Comments Off

The World Coffee Events championships ”World Latte Art, World Coffee in Good Spirits, World Ibrik, World Cup Tasters, and World Brewer’s Cup ”just wrapped up yesterday in Maastricht, the Netherlands. We’re eagerly anticipating details and […]

“And we (DO) care about the young folks…”

June 21, 2011 Sarah 1

Man, even though that Peter Bjorn & John song (2007) was nearly ruined by manic radio play, it’s still a delight. And it’s what I had playing in my head in San Diego at Coffee […]

Tony & Barista Mag on TV!

June 14, 2011 Sarah Comments Off

Our latest cover barista extraordinaire, Tony Serrano ”owner of the Serrano Social Club in Modesto, Calif. ”made his local TV news recently. It’s a great clip ”Tony is most definitely up to the task of […]

Coffee Kid Wants to Change the World!

June 13, 2011 Sarah 1

So there’s this kid named Tatum Barber ”sound familiar? That’s because she’s the grand-daughter of tamper magician Reg Barber, and daughter of Julia, who is Reg’s right-hand woman at the company. It seems Tatum has […]

NW Coffee Festival Kicking Off This Weekend!

June 8, 2011 Sarah Comments Off

It’s not THAT Coffee Fest Seattle ”nope, in fact, the Northwest Coffee Festival is a whole new kind of coffee celebration, bringing quality coffee, industry professionals and curious members of the general public together to […]

Barista Party in San Diego!

May 27, 2011 Sarah 1

As Ken prepares to leave for Bogota, Colombia, on Sunday to cover the World Barista Championship, I’m getting excited to head south to San Diego for Coffee Fest next week! After a few fleeting days […]

Baristas Around the World

May 24, 2011 Sarah 3

Announcement to the barista powers that be: No more events allowed between June 2 and June 5 ”got it? Not only is the World Barista Championship kicking off in Bogota, Colombia, on June 2 ” […]

Louisville to Host Rosettas for Relief Effort for Japan

May 6, 2011 Sarah 1

I know Jesse Harriott, who is one of the organizers of this AWESOME Rosettas for Relief efforts, from meeting him at various Coffee Fest latte art competitions. He’s a super enthusiastic guy ”when I heard […]

USBC Final Standings

May 5, 2011 Sarah Comments Off

Final Round 1 ”Pete Licata, Honolulu Coffee Company, Honolulu, Hawaii ”658 2 ”Nikolas Krankl, Gelato Bar & Espresso Caffe, Los Angeles, California ”632.5 3 ”Ryan Knapp, MadCap Coffee Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan ”623 4 ”Trevor […]

Up Close & Personal with the New USBC Champ

May 2, 2011 Sarah 1

If you haven’t been lucky enough to meet the gracious, charming, hilarious, and extremely talented 2011 United States Barista Champion, Pete Licata from Honolulu Coffee Co. yet, check out this video, created by Isla Coffee […]