We’re just back from our annual company retreat and excited to get started with all the cool plans we made for Barista Magazine, this blog, and a lot of other fun things we have in the works! As we were out of the office all week, we had a little bit less news on the blog than usual, but we still posted quite a few relevant news articles and tons of fun profiles of coffee leaders we’re inspired by. If you missed any of the action, here’s your chance to catch up with all the quick links to every story we published on the blog over the past 7 days…
On Monday, we shared a really cool story about Big Island Coffee Roasters, which is a farm, mill, and roastery owned and operated by coffee lovers Kelleigh Stewart and Brandon von Damitz. Read all about them HERE.
Also on Monday, we featured an interview with Gerra Harrigan, who is one of the industry’s most beloved women and a true pioneer. Read about Gerra HERE.
On Tuesday, we brought you a super cool feature on Bunna Cafe, a coffee outfit out of Brooklyn, N.Y., which strives to introduce the traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony to coffee lovers far from the motherland. And they’re planning a cool trip to finance it that you could go on! Read about it HERE.
Also on Tuesday, we were stoked to feature “10 Minutes With Lindsay Lee,” a profile of this amazing woman from Counter Culture Coffee. Get to know Lindsay HERE.
On Wednesday, it was time for Barista Magazine’s awesome weekly trivia contest, Humpday Giveaway! Our friends from Cafe Imports put up a sweet prize package. Read about it HERE!
Also on Wednesday, we showcased Marty Roe, who owns About the Coffee with his wife, Tooti, in Kansas City. Get to know these folks who are regarded as true leaders in the Midwest coffee scene HERE.
On Thursday, we announced the two lucky winners of the Cafe Imports prize packs that were up for grabs for this week’s Humpday Giveaway contest. Find out who they are by going HERE!
Also on Thursday, we brought you a terrific profile of David “Skip” Colombo of Stumptown Coffee. Hear about Skip’s interesting story of going from cafe owner to a leader in one of the best roasting companies in the world by going HERE.
On Friday, we shared with you a wonderful story of a project being done by our friends at Toby’s Estate in Brooklyn to raise money for a school in Honduras. Read all about it HERE.
Also on Friday, we featured Jennifer Hyesung Chun in our “10 Minutes With” profile series. Jennifer is a past world latte art champion, and has dreams of accomplishing a lot for the coffee community. Read all about it HERE.
On Saturday, we were stoked to break the news about the latte art tournament that will kick off in Sacramento in March called SPLAT, which is a collaboration between four of the city’s best specialty coffee roasters. Learn about SPLAT by going HERE.
There’s a lot going on in the week ahead, folks, so be sure to check back here often for news and profiles every single day! See you on the flip side!
