Nordic Barista Cup 2010
Day #1 of the NBC continues…
All the teams got up on stage with Jay and David this morning before our first lecture. The occasion? Well, to be applauded for being here, of course. But also so that they ”along with […]
Events
Nordic Barista Cup 2010
Good morning, Nordic Barista Cup!
Beginning at 7:30 a.m. this morning, attendees to the Nordic Barista Cup began to arrive to the Spikerboks, which is the awesome facility where this event is being held. It was chilly, but sunny, and […]
Nordic Barista Cup 2010
NBC Welcome Party!
After a long, wonderful and super educational day at the Nordic Roaster, the event wrapped simultaneously with the beginning of the Nordic Barista Cup, in a fun party with beer, hotdogs and spectacular views of […]
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 […]
Nordic Roaster 2010
George Howell is the Man
I feel very smart right now, thanks to George Howell. I think we all do ”his lecture on processing methods this morning was just fascinating. Check out the video Zachary will post soon to watch […]
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 […]
Barista Jams and Events
MANE Coffee Conference Registration OPEN!
We are so excited for the Mid-Atlantic Northeast Artisan Coffee Conference, scheduled for October 8 “10 in Providence, Rhode Island. For many years now, Gerra Harrigan of New Harvest Coffee and Troy Reynard of Cosmic […]
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 […]
Barista Guild
It’s camp… with booze! (yes, AND education…)
I grew up spending my summers riding horses at camp at the Walking G Ranch in Plumas County, California. The girls slept in a bunkhouse, and the boys had a cabin on the other side […]
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 […]