Coffee
What does coffee signify?
I read a fascinating article in the New Yorker on the way to the Big Central barista competitions recently. It was in the Oct. 14, 2013 issue (aka the Money Issue), and it was about […]
Locales
Competitions
Vote for Your Favorites in the Barista & Farmer Coffee Reality Show in Puerto Rico!
After months and months of planning, Italian Barista Champion Francesco Sanapo’s project ”the Barista & Farmer Coffee Reality Show ”is happening! The 15 Italian barista participants are on the ground at Puerto Rican coffee producer […]
Coffee Producers
Baristas (and Barista Magazine) Head to Puerto Rico to Work on a Coffee Farm
Italian Barista Champion Francesco Sanapo is a man with a mission ”many missions, actually. He’s a true ambassador for specialty coffee around the world, but for the coffee community in his home country especially. Francesco’s […]
Baristas
Baristas to Work Coffee Farm in Puerto Rico in Unprecedented Event
From Sarah: When I was in Russia a few weeks ago, one of my most dear barista friends, Francesco Sanapo (reigning Italian Barista Champion, and 6th place finisher in the World Barista Championship), told me […]
Barista Nation
Barista Nation LA is just a day away!
The City of Los Angeles hosts the latest installment of the traveling roadshow of education, community and coffee known as Barista Nation tomorrow at the Wilbur Curtis HQ. I’m pretty excited to be able to […]
Barista Jams and Events
TNT – Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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 […]
Brazil
Knapp Time: Madcap’s Ryan Knapp Talks Coffee Retailing at International Coffee Week
One the big topics of discussion and interest here in Brazil is the specialty coffee retailing experience in other places, specifically the US. Ryan Knapp from Madcap Coffee Roasters in Grand Rapids, Mich. was invited […]
Brazil
International Coffee Week Kicks Off in Belo Horizonte
International Coffee Week kicked off here in Belo Horizonte, Brazil yesterday with the opening of the trade show floor, the ongoing cupping sessions, classes, and more topped with a cocktail reception last night celebrating the […]
Brazil
International Coffee Week Comes to Belo Horizonte, Brazil!
Big, huge, enormous, mammoth, and even more gargantuan modifiers apply to the upcoming International Coffee Week which runs from September 9-12 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The event will host not only a sprawling trade show […]
Barista Magazine
To Boycott or Not (or Why We Choose to Go)
We were asked recently if we should be going to Russia, and be promoting specialty coffee events there, if we are also supporters of gay rights given the new laws passed by the Russian government […]