Portland
Coffee Playtime in Portland
Hanging around Portland, Ore., this weekend? Well, if you are, we’ve got some amazing sunshine and coffee happenings to boot in the works for you! Come on by the grand opening party for Case Study […]
Articles by Sarah
Coffee Fest
Battle for Seattle
Yesterday, Barista Magazine received a letter from Alan Silverman, founder of Coffee Fest, which discusses the fact that the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) is in negotiations regarding hosting the nonprofit SCAA’s annual conference […]
Puerto Rico
It’s starting again, and in sunny Puerto Rico!
Less than a month after the conclusion of the World Barista Championship in London, the Puerto Rico Barista Championship is ready and raring to go! The contest, which is celebrating its 7th year, will take […]
Friends
Amsterdam Stumptown Is Way Awesome!
After a crazy time in London for the amazing World Barista Championship, I headed to Amsterdam with my good friend, Bjørg ”the organizer of the Nordic Barista Cup event ”to see the Stumptown Coffee pop-up […]
WBC London 2010
WBC Finalist #6: Raul Rodas of Guatemala
My apologies ”I posted about Raul earlier today but the internet was pretty spotty, so apprarently it didn’t post. But now I can say how amazing and wonderful the fact that a producing country won […]
WBC London 2010
MIKE PHILLIPS OF USA WINS THE WBC!!
Michael Phillips of Intelligentsia Coffee in Chicago, Illinois, USA, is the 2010 World Barista Champion! Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh! It was such an amazing final round of the WBC — […]
WBC London 2010
WBC Finalist #5: Stefanos Domatiotis of Greece
Stefanos was very charming, and very passionate, throughout his performance. Coming from a country where specialty coffee is not as high as it soon will be, Stefanos is an excellent representative for all that coffee […]
WBC London 2010
WBC Finalist #4: Michael Phillips of the USA
Mike Phillips is a tremendous coffee person not to mention an incredible, really good guy. He’s generous of spirit, and he loves learning and sharing. But when it comes to coffee, he takes it […]
WBC London 2010
WBC Finalist #3: Scottie Callaghan of Australia
Former latte art champion Scottie is a longtime veteran competitor, and his ease and sense of comfort and grace is immediately evident on stage. He had a great, large, loud, and fun cheering section of […]
WBC London 2010
WBC Finalist #1: Colin Harmon of Ireland
The first thing you think when you watch Colin is that he is just such a complete joy to watch. He is smiling from the first moment to the last, and it’s clear, there’s no […]