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Competitions

South Central Regional in Full Effect!

It’s the second-to-last Regional Barista Competition of 2011 ”that means we’re really close to the United States Barista Championship! And the states represented in the South Central Regional are home to some of the best […]

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Competitions

Online Latte Art Contest

The online magazine Salon is holding a latte art contest. They’re looking for photos of the best pours (though etching is allowed too), with a chance to win some fine Bodum products. Ok, so it’s […]

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Competitions

South Africa Barista Championship

[Sarah Robinson of Bean There contributed the following piece about the 2011 South Africa Barista Championship] South Africa’s representative for the World Barista Championship in Bogota, Colombia was determined in Johannesburg from 13 to 15 […]

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Competitions

Japanese Latte Art Championship

I’m happy to share some good news from Japan. This competition took place before the incredibly tragic earthquake and tsunami last week, of course. Mr. Ueno from Japan emailed Richard from Espresso Supply these photos, […]

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WBC Colombia 2011

WBC 2011 – Colombia Preview

The first installment of our new feature in the magazine “Countdown to Colombia” debuted in the Feb/March issue of Barista Magazine. Countdown will run through the June/July issue and this year’s World Barista Championship in […]

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Competitions

Northwest Bound!

Well, yeah, technically I am in the Northwest already. But today I’m leaving Portland, Ore., and heading up to Tacoma, Wash., to attend the Northwest Regional Barista Competition! The Northwest Regional, which is being super […]

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Barista Jams and Events

Line-ups/Showdowns

Some super fun events coming up! Next week in Berkeley, Calif., I’ll be attending the La Marzocco Out of the Box Event. Here’s the schedule for it, Jan. 18 “19. LMOOB Event Schedule Then in […]