WBC London 2010
Day one of the WBC!
It’s another gorgeous day in London, and there’s no place any of us would rather be than here in the Olympia event space. Where it was blazing hot yesterday, the air conditioning has been turned […]
WBC London 2010
WBC London 2010
Here at the WBC & Caffe Culture show in London!
It’s completely nuts how lovely the weather is here in London… like, London? Really? 82 degrees?? Just a few days ago, my friend Kim, who lives here, was warning me to bring a heavy jacket […]
WBC London 2010
Off to London and the World Barista Championship
I’m busy busy busy with packing up to leave for London tomorrow ”I’m going to report on the World Barista Championship, for which Barista Magazine is the official media sponsor. As such, we created the […]
WBC London 2010
Gearing Up for the SCAE & WBC!
I was talking to Jo from Beyond the Bean the other day, and I said, “I’m so looking forward to seeing you in London at the Caffe Culture/SCAE show and the World Barista Championship ”in […]
Baristas
2nd Term Barista Champs
Maybe I’m just getting way too excited about the coming World Barista Championship in June in London, but I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about this year’s roster of champs. I think it’s pretty […]
Australia
New Coffee Champs Down Under!
Australia is without a doubt one of the top countries in the world for coffee and espresso excellence, as proved by the quality of coffee its cafes and roasteries turn out, not to mention the […]
Competitions
New Barista Champion of Nicaragua!
Our oft roving reporter, Jay Caragay, was kind enough to email me a photo of the top six baristas in the Nicaragua Barista Championship, and the ranking order ”thanks, Jay! Be sure to check out […]
Competitions
UAE Has First Barista Champion
The United Arab Eremites held its first national competition over the weekend in the capital of Dubai at the nation’s Specialty Coffee & Tea Convention. The winner was Vikram Kashyap, the 29-year-old manager of a […]
Mexico
Viva Mexico!
The 2009 Barista Championship of Mexico is taking place right now in Mexico City! I went to this competition last year, and it was a blast, of course, considering the guys putting the whole thing […]
Competitions
Already Gearing Up for London
Seems like the good folks in London are already getting ready for next year’s WBC. This story just out from caterersearch.com, says that coffee shops and beverage retailers in the city ought to be planning […]