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.
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Videos

Coffee Videos Rule!

August 27, 2009 Sarah Comments Off on Coffee Videos Rule!

James Hoffmann’s video diaries have inspired a lot of other coffee videos lately, I think, or perhaps they’ve just inspired me to go looking for other videos. So when you’ve watched all of James’ vids, […]

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Barista Jams and Events

Gearing Up for Northwest Jam!

August 21, 2009 Sarah Comments Off on Gearing Up for Northwest Jam!

My pal Sarah Dooley — who works with Visions and just completed the amazing Coffee Enhancement Lounge in Seattle — teamed up with some awesome coffee folks like Cam Kellett and Phuong Tran of Lava […]

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Competitions

Rockin' the Roasters Retreat

August 16, 2009 Sarah Comments Off on Rockin' the Roasters Retreat

I just got back to Portland after a jam-packed four days in Stevenson, Wash., at the Roasters Guild Retreat. The days were long, with educational sessions on a variety of roaster and more general coffee […]

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Competitions

Rockin’ the Roasters Retreat

August 16, 2009 Sarah Comments Off on Rockin’ the Roasters Retreat

I just got back to Portland after a jam-packed four days in Stevenson, Wash., at the Roasters Guild Retreat. The days were long, with educational sessions on a variety of roaster and more general coffee […]

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Travel

Off to the Roasters Retreat

August 13, 2009 Sarah Comments Off on Off to the Roasters Retreat

Today, I’m headed up to the Skamania Lodge in Washington for the Roasters Guild Retreat, which begins tonight and goes through Sunday. I went to the Roasters Retreat back in 2002, when I was the […]

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Retailing

My latest Guardian article

August 11, 2009 Sarah Comments Off on My latest Guardian article

I sometimes freelance for The Guardian about coffee related issues, and my latest rant, this time on laptop use and free Wi-Fi in cafes, is up HERE. Interestingly, in writing this, I contacted James and […]

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Barista Jams and Events

Twin Cities Barista Jam!

August 10, 2009 Sarah Comments Off on Twin Cities Barista Jam!

I’m so heartened to see more specialty coffee importers getting on the pro barista bandwagon. It’s great to see folks all along the coffee chain appreciating and understanding that professional baristas are playing an enormous […]

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Barista Gear

Get Your Geek On

July 20, 2009 Sarah Comments Off on Get Your Geek On

Last week, I went to the American Barista & Coffee School here in Portland, Ore., to see a presentation done by Vince Fedele of the George Howell Coffee Company (GHCC), about ExtractMoJo, a brewing control […]

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Barista Gear

Coffee t-shirts… literally.

July 9, 2009 Sarah Comments Off on Coffee t-shirts… literally.

One thing those of us in the specialty coffee industry both love and are never in short supply of are coffee t-shirts. I attribute this to the fact that coffee folks tend to be creative […]