Colombia
Colombia Revisited
No doubt the World Barista Championship held in Bogotá, Colombia this past June was one of the best ever. Not only with the winning barista hailing from a producing country (you can read all about […]
Locales
B.C.
Barista Nation ”That Means YOU!
If you haven’t yet registered for the incredibly cool, highly educational and super community building event that is Barista Nation British Columbia, do it now! Held on September 13 in Richmond, B.C. (just outside of […]
Africa
Donate to Africa’s Drought Relief Through Barista Nation
Much of the coffee that we enjoy and love comes from the horn of Africa. A massive drought has hit Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, forcing millions in the horn of Africa into extreme famine. As […]
Chicago
Intelligentsia is Proud Proud Proud!
By Stephen Vick Last Sunday, June 26, about 16 Intelligentsia employees (and a few friends) marched in the 42nd Annual Chicago Pride Parade, serving roughly 15 gallons of cold-brewed coffee to a lucky handful of […]
Canada
For the Love of Coffee! In Victoria, B.C.!
By now you should have heard about the awesome coffee event that is being organized by some coffee-loving Canadians, including, and headed by, those loveable Barbers, Reg and his daughter, Julia. The event is called […]
B.C.
Coffee Kid Wants to Change the World!
So there’s this kid named Tatum Barber ”sound familiar? That’s because she’s the grand-daughter of tamper magician Reg Barber, and daughter of Julia, who is Reg’s right-hand woman at the company. It seems Tatum has […]
Colombia
Your 2011 WBC Semifinalists
The twelve WBC Semifinalists are: 1. Javier Garcia – Spain 2. Jose de la Pena – Guatemala 3. HyunSun Choi – Korea 4. Lina Zea – Colombia 5. John Gordon – UK 6. Miki Suzuki […]
Colombia
WBC Day Two – Special Edition
Then final competitor of the day gets a post all his own because his performance is really all about all baristas. Patrick Vilhelmsson, barista champion of Bulgaria, made it to Bogota for the competition. Unfortunately, […]
Colombia
WBC Day Two Continued
The competition continues to roll on, and we’re now down to the final three competitors of the afternoon. Then the 12 semifinalists will be announced later this afternoon. I can honestly say Y that after […]
Colombia
WBC Day Two
As suspected, as the day has progressed, the stands have started to fill up, and the atmosphere is becoming more charged. Luis Fernando Velez, the godfather of the barista movement here in Colombia, actually just […]