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.

Gearing Up for the SCAE & WBC!

May 10, 2010 Sarah Comments Off

I was talking to Jo from Beyond the Bean the other day, and I said, “I’m so looking forward to seeing you in London at the Caffe Culture/SCAE show and the World Barista Championship ”in […]

I’ll have a cappuccino with my luxury automobile, please…

May 3, 2010 Sarah 2

Remember that Seinfeld episode when Jerry is buying a new Saab, and George goes off in search of snacks, and his Twix bar gets stuck in the vending machine? Well, I do, and as anyone […]

US Barista Championship Final Standings

April 27, 2010 Sarah 11

(Want a visual? Check out the 150+ photos from the USBC and SCAA Anaheim show that I just uploaded to Barista Mag’s Facebook Fan Page!) FINALS ROUND 1 Michael Phillips, Intelligentsia Coffee, Chicago, Illinois. SCORE: […]

La Marzocco iPhone App

April 26, 2010 Sarah 1

Check it ”La Marzocco’s new iPhone app is FUN! This 100% free app offers info about La Marzocco’s distributors around the world, La Marzocco equipment, news, new technology, and of course, gives access to the […]

Your 2010 USBC Finalists…

April 17, 2010 Sarah Comments Off

Man, that was intense! This was by far the most crazy good group of semifinalists that the United States Barista Championship has ever seen! So you can be sure these six finalists — who won […]

Lots of Fun in Anaheim

April 17, 2010 Sarah Comments Off

Things are rockin and rollin here in Anaheim, where a few thousand of the most awesome coffee people in the world are gathered to reconnect, do business and drink some seriously great brews. But let’s […]

USBC and SCAA begin!

April 15, 2010 Sarah Comments Off

It’s hard to believe that the SCAA show here in Anaheim hasn’t even started yet, given how busy the past few days have already been down here in Anaheim. No, we didn’t get distracted by […]

Off we go to Anaheim!

April 12, 2010 Sarah Comments Off

Ken and I are busy busy busy getting ready for the myriad events surrounding the Specialty Coffee Association of America show this week in Anaheim, California. Most exciting, of course, will be the United States […]

New World Latte Art Competition

April 5, 2010 Sarah 1

It’ll take a while for all the longtime attendee of and competitors in Coffee Fest‘s well-known latte art contests to stop referring to them as the BLANK (starts with an M, ends with an -illrock) […]

Cup Tasters Getting Ready for Battle

March 31, 2010 Sarah Comments Off

Just got an email from Amber Fox about registration for the Canadian Cup Tasters Championship which will be held at the Specialty Coffee Association of America, concurrent with the U.S. Cup Tasters Championship. Winners from […]