Competitions
Coffee Cast Underway
Today marks the start of the first national barista competition on the way toward Colombia next year with the beginning of the Puerto Rican championship at Coffee Cast. It’s also the site of the first […]
Locales
Puerto Rico
It’s starting again, and in sunny Puerto Rico!
Less than a month after the conclusion of the World Barista Championship in London, the Puerto Rico Barista Championship is ready and raring to go! The contest, which is celebrating its 7th year, will take […]
Baristas
La Marzocco Out of the Box, NYC
This just happened. We were bummed that we couldn’t be there in person for the New York installment of La Marzocco’s awesome Out of the Box events, but we were there in spirit ”well, in […]
Friends
Iced Coffee Month in New York? Coffee Art in Oslo?
In today’s coffee news…. Jeremy from New York City’s Birch Coffee writes to tell us that, even though there are such decalred national commemorations as Turkey Lover’s Month, Soul Food Month, and even National Catfish […]
Colombia
Your Host for the 2011 World Barista Championship…
That’s right! It’s Juan Valdez! And we all get to ride horses to the competition! Nah, I’m making that part up. But it is in fact true that the World Barista Championship (WBC) Organization just […]
Barista Jams and Events
Even Dean & DeLuca Wants Into Latte Art Craze
The publicist from Dean & DeLuca emailed to let me know that the worldwide purveyor of fine foods, wine and kitchenware, Dean & DeLuca, will be hosting its first-ever latte art competition, along with Counter […]
Barista Jams and Events
Even Dean & DeLuca Wants Into Latte Art Craze
The publicist from Dean & DeLuca emailed to let me know that the worldwide purveyor of fine foods, wine and kitchenware, Dean & DeLuca, will be hosting its first-ever latte art competition, along with Counter […]
Africa
Things You Learn in Africa
I saw this photo on Stephen Vick’s Facebook page: If you don’t know Stephen, here’s the skinny: after working for some uber reputable coffee companies as a barista trainer, Stephen was hired by Sustainable Harvest […]
Australia
New Coffee Champs Down Under!
Australia is without a doubt one of the top countries in the world for coffee and espresso excellence, as proved by the quality of coffee its cafes and roasteries turn out, not to mention the […]
Coffee
Berry Borer Death Match
Exciting news out of Kenya, a predator of the voracious and devastating coffee berry borer has just recently been discovered. Scientists are hopeful that the newly discovered insect can help control outbreaks of the borer, […]