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.

Sprudge’s Holiday Gift Guide

December 8, 2009 Sarah 1

I was cruising around Zachary and Jordan’s HI-larious coffee news site, sprudge.com, and I just had to repost something I found there: it is what very well may be the dumbest invention I’ve ever heard […]

Coffee Safari in Uganda

December 3, 2009 Sarah Comments Off

We all know that the best coffees rarely stay for consumption in the countries that produce them ”when they can fetch higher prices from buyers in richer parts of the world like the United States, […]

Tragedy in Washington: Four Police Officers Slain at Coffeehouse

November 30, 2009 Sarah Comments Off

I’ve come to know some of the enthusiastic baristas who work at Forza, a local chain of cafes in Washington, through their participation in the Millrock Latte Art Competitions. Theirs are faces I’m always excited […]

Bikes to Rwanda T-shirts: A Great Holiday Gift!

November 25, 2009 Sarah Comments Off

After a quiet year of administrative organization, Bikes to Rwanda is back and ready to be better and more successful than ever in 2010! I’m part of the steering committee that met on Tuesday to […]

New Barista Champion of Nicaragua!

November 21, 2009 Sarah Comments Off

Our oft roving reporter, Jay Caragay, was kind enough to email me a photo of the top six baristas in the Nicaragua Barista Championship, and the ranking order ”thanks, Jay! Be sure to check out […]

Southeast Regional Barista Jam Going on Now!

November 13, 2009 Sarah 2

Our dear pal Jason Dominy of Dilworth Coffee in Charlotte, N.C., has been working for months on preparations for the Southeast Regional Barista Jam and Southeast Regional Skill Building Workshop, which began yesterday and continues […]

Congratulations, Mike Marquard, MWRBC Champ!

November 2, 2009 Sarah Comments Off

Mike Marquard of Kaldi’s Coffee in St. Louis is the new Midwest Regional Barista Champion ”cheers to you, Mike! You will no doubt remember Mike for breaking into the finals at arguably the toughest United […]

Vote for the English version of Tim Wendelboe’s new book

October 28, 2009 Sarah 2

Tim Wendelboe is one of the biggest World Barista Champion (WBC) success stories in the history of the competition: after winning the WBC in 2004 in Trieste, Italy, Tim went on to start his own […]

Vote for the English version of Tim Wendelboe's new book

October 28, 2009 Sarah 1

Tim Wendelboe is one of the biggest World Barista Champion (WBC) success stories in the history of the competition: after winning the WBC in 2004 in Trieste, Italy, Tim went on to start his own […]

Barista Pinotage, that is, coffee wine

October 27, 2009 Sarah 5

Our friends who live in South Africa, Loren and Caroline, are coming to visit this week, which is always exciting. Ken just got an email from Loren asking if there was anything we wanted him […]