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WBC Atlanta 2009

WBC Day Zero

Atlanta is a seriously friendly and delightful place to be right now. The weather is absolutely perfect ” high 60s, with a slight breeze. And some of the most awesome people in the world ”baristas! […]

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WBC Atlanta 2009

Welcome to Hotlanta!

And it’s upon us! The week of the World Barista Championship, held in conjunction with the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s annual conference and exposition. So we thought we’d kick things off with some fun […]

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WBC Atlanta 2009

Blogging the WBC

At the 2009 World Barista Championship in Atlanta, Georgia, next week (April 16 “19), Barista Magazine will once again be blogging in detail about the event. For the past two years ” in Tokyo in […]

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Competitions

Meet Gwilym!

For the third year in a row, Square Mile Coffee Roasters will be represented at the World Barista Championship as the coffee of choice of the UK Barista Champion ”good news for all of us […]

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WBC Atlanta 2009

Win a Pass to SCAA!

Our friend, Luis Rodriguez, of Cafe de El Salvador, is offering up a bunch of free passes to the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s conference next month, where the 10th Annual World Barista Championship (WBC) […]

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Competitions

And in other news…

We’ve had quite a bit lately about the USBC (of course it helps when events are right here in town) but that doesn’t mean the United States is the only nation to crown its barista […]

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USBC 2009

The Big O!

Replace Tina Fey in the picture above with new USBC champion Michael Phillips and you have a pretty good idea of what’s in store for this Friday on Oprah! Check local listings for the show […]

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USBC 2009

And the Winner is…

Congratulations to Michael Phillips (in center of above photo) of Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea in Chicago for his first place finish at the 2009 United States Barista Championship. Second place went to Nick Griffith from […]

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USBC 2009

Some USBC scene shots…

You can tune in to watch the live feed from the United States Barista Championship here, but here are some photos from around the room… Here’s the table you see when ypu first come in, […]