I still can’t get over this costume by Chad Bledsoe. It easily won the costume contest last night at the TNT Northwest held at the American Barista & Coffee School. Loads of Portlanders turned out […]
We are spooky excited for the Thursday Night Throwdown being held at the American Barista & Coffee School tonight in Portland, Oregon! Who’s coming? Costumes are encouraged, not required. BUT STRONGLY ENCOURAGED!! Come for the […]
Editor note: I can’t tell you how much it means to me to build relationships and stay in touch with so many baristas and cafe owners all over the world ”and there’s always room for […]
Let’s hear it for Emeran Langmaid, owner of A&E Coffee Roastery and Tea in New Hampshire! I met Emeran in Providence, Rhode Island, at the MANE Conference a couple of weeks ago when she introduced […]
Hey, it’s Thursday, so of course it’s time for a TNT! Well, technically, this TNT, Belo Horizonte’s first, was held on Tuesday. But that starts with a T too so it’s all good! With Dismas […]
I’m always excited at this time of year, because it’s when Nathan Howes of Billings, Montana, contacts me about the annual Montana Barista Jam he coordinates. I remember the first time Nathan emailed me ”it […]
We are so delighted to be a sponsor of the TNTNW (that’s Thursday Night Throwdown Northwest) series, which has been incredibly well-organized and consistently draws a huge turnout, and just recently celebrated its second birthday! […]
Editor’s note: Barista Magazine is uber proud to be a title sponsor of the TNT Northwest Series, which has hosted Thursday Night Throwdowns once a month for the past two years! In fact, that two-year […]
Editor’s note: Kait Berreckman of Beansmith Coffee in Omaha contacted me in June to tell me about the Nebraska Barista Association‘s Thursday Night Throwdown (TNT) scheduled for July 18, and I was psyched! I wanted […]
Editor’s note: The Black Forest fire started on June 11 in Black Forest, Colorado, and was not fully contained until June 20. 14,280 acres were burned, at least 511 homes were destroyed, and two people […]
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