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.

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 […]

USBC Semifinalists!

April 30, 2011 Sarah Comments Off

What a totally awesome group… Jared Truby, Verve Trevor Corlett, MadCap Ryan Willbur, Stumptown Par Brannen, Cafe Grumpy Ian Levine, Verve Lorenzo Perkins, Caffe Medici Kevin Bohlin, Ritual Tyler Stephens, BARISTA Laila Ghambari, Stumptown Devin […]

USBC Starts Tomorrow in Houston!

April 28, 2011 Sarah Comments Off

Well, I can’t say I’m surprised, but Houston is a pretty weird place. Luckily, Ken and I found out just a few hours after arriving that our hotel is also the home to the Norwegian […]

The Place to Be at SCAA ”Roasted & Toasted Party!

April 25, 2011 Sarah Comments Off

Barista Magazine is super excited to be one of the four sponsors of what is sure to be THE party going down in history during this year’s SCAA show in Houston! Mike and Rachelle McKim […]

Counter Culture Opens in Chi-Town

April 22, 2011 Sarah Comments Off

Counter Culture Coffee just opened a new regional training center in Chicago! This is pretty awesome. As anyone seasoned in the coffee industry knows, there’s a ton of growth in the Great Lakes region of […]

Barista Nation!

April 20, 2011 Sarah 1

Recently, our dear friend, and longtime coffee industry veteran, Anastasia Chovan ”who heads up marketing for Unic ”was excited to tell me about a new event for coffee professionals that Unic was helping to get […]