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Nordic Roaster 2010

A Busy Afternoon!

By Sarah Allen (Before I begin this post, I’d like to add a clarification from George Howell about my write up on his lecture this morning: My point about the silver skin is that if […]

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Nordic Roaster 2010

Welcome to the Nordic Roaster in Oslo!

Yes, welcome! Oslo, Norway, couldn’t be more beautiful ”plenty of sunshne, and leafy trees all turning colors as fall approaches. But as lovely as it is, we’re not here to look at the scenery ”we’re […]

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Barista Guild

Camp Pull-A-Shot… for FREE??

We’ve been talking a lot about Camp Pull-A-Shot, the Barista Guild of America’s first annual retreat, which will take place October 18 “21 at the beautiful El Capitan Canyon in Santa Barbara, California. This event […]

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Coffee Fest

Battle for Seattle

Yesterday, Barista Magazine received a letter from Alan Silverman, founder of Coffee Fest, which discusses the fact that the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) is in negotiations regarding hosting the nonprofit SCAA’s annual conference […]

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Coffee Fest

Good Times in Minneapolis

I just got back from Coffee Fest Minneapolis, and had a great ol’ time with the fun coffee people out there. Here are some shots from the weekend. And please go to Barista Magazine’s Facebook […]

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Barista Jams and Events

What’s Up, Ottawa?

Just got this nice email from Laura Perry, a Barista Magazine reader and barista/coffee fanatic, who wanted to tell me about a fun event that she and friends from other coffeehouses had recently. Great photos, […]

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Coffee Fest

Latte Art Bracket!

Coffee Fest will introduce a new bracket-style format at the Coffee Fest Minneapolis event, entitled the New World Latte Art Competition ”this is going to be so much fun! Coffee Fest Minneapolis will take place […]