Baristas
Memories of Moscow
I can’t believe it’s almost time for me to head back to Portland, Ore. — my flight leaves on Thursday morning, and by air travel magic, I return to Portland a few hours later on […]
Locales
Baristas
Coffee Mania Moscow!
Day two (for me anyway ”I’m here in Moscow for the last half of team one’s adventure, and the beginning half of team two’s), anyway, so day two began with sunshine! These Latin baristas ”Raul, […]
Baristas
Soyuz Coffee Roasting Rocks Red Square, with Barista Champions!
Just hours ago, I arrived from the United States to Moscow ”my second trip to this amazing, beautiful and totally wild city. I’m here almost one year exactly from when I first visited, and for […]
Friends
Stumptown Makes History (Again)
The great folks at Stumptown have supported our efforts with Barista Magazine since day one ”I remember way back in 2004 when I first told Stumptown owner Duane Sorenson about wanting to start a magazine […]
Russia
Barista Champs To Take Over Red Square!
For the second year in a row, Soyuz Coffee Roasting (SCR) will host National Barista Champions during the annual Spasskaya Tower international military music festival in a feature area called the Specialty […]
B.C.
Virginia-Chicago-Vienna-Vancouver!
Hi folks! Hope everyone’s enjoyed a quiet few weeks since the big SCAA conference in Portland ”not to mention the United States Barista Championship, where this girl took the crown: I don’t know about you, […]
Barista Nation
Barista Nation Tokyo!
I’m getting ready for a trip to Tokyo next week to join the Barista Nation team at the first ever Barista Nation Tokyo event! I almost said it was the first international Barista Nation, but […]
Chile
Dispatches from Chile
A longtime professional and personal friend of Ken’s, mine and Barista Magazine’s, Jose Cleofas Arreola emailed today with some news from the recent Barista Championship of Chile! Jose wrote to tell us that this first […]
Oregon
Northwest Regional Barista Competition Wrap
It was a big weekend of activity in Tacoma, Wash. at the Northwest Regional Barista Competition (and the Regional US Brewers Cup competition) hosted by Dillanos Coffee Roasters. More than 20 competitors sought the Regional […]
Barista Nation
What’s up, 2012?
Hey hi ho! Welcome to 2012, which we at Barista Magazine can promise is going to be chock full of awesomeness of the coffee variety! One of the big reasons I’m confident in saying that […]