Travel
On the ground in CPH
Sarah and I are back in our hotel room, munching on cheap pizza before we fall into a deep jet-lagged slumber. But to be back means that we first went out, and we did. In […]
Competitions
Barista Magazine
Nordic Cup Finland 2008 canceled… but Iceland 2009 will be great!
We’re sad to share the news that the 2008 Nordic Barista Cup (NBC), scheduled to be held in Helsinki, Finland, in September, has been canceled. Barista Magazine and the Nordic Barista Cup have always shared […]
Cafés
Hood River Barista Jam!
I waited a bit to post this because I wanted to make sure everyone had the opportunity to read all of Emily’s great post about her time in Wellington, New Zealand. If you missed it, […]
Coffee
Enn Zed Bee Cee
Far far away towards the bottom of the earth is a lovely little city called Wellington (aka. Middle Earth) the capital of New Zealand, the town responsible for these two: and this year the […]
Coffee
Keeping Up With Kyle
I feel like a kinda loser that I’m only just now figuring out what the Black Cat Project is. Note: it is not this: I remember seeing this tricked out Kees at Intelligentsia’s SCAA booth […]
Cafés
Get Yer Coffee on in Hood River
Hood River, Oregon, is one of the reasons people come to our lovely state. Just a little over an hour outside of Portland, this dramatically beautiful spot is one of the top places to windsurf, […]
Coffee
Why We Heart Kyle Glanville
Chris Baca and Drew Cattlin of RitRo rolled into Portland the other day (on their way back from Minneapolis, part 2 of their epic USBC road trip) and I got together with them and some […]
USBC 2008
And the Winner Is…
First of all, congratulations to all of the 59 competitors at this year’s United States Barista Championship. It sounds like a cliché, and it is, but it really was the best one ever. The baristas […]
USBC 2008
USBC 2008 – Day 2
Twenty-five more competitors stepped up the stage again today for the second half of the first round of competition. It’s the first time in four years that the field of competitors has been completely filled. […]
USBC 2008
Things that Make Heather Happy
Our friends at Espresso Parts made two-time USBC champ Heather Perry a very special present. She’s competing tomorrow, but you can stop by the Barista Guild of America booth anytime to see her cool new […]