Australia
Aussie Rules Espresso
We’ve spent a lot of time since last summer talking about the whole murky coffee/espresso on ice brouhaha, but while that has died down, a new battle is brewing, this one in Australia. Here […]
Locales
Mexico
Viva Mexico!
The 2009 Barista Championship of Mexico is taking place right now in Mexico City! I went to this competition last year, and it was a blast, of course, considering the guys putting the whole thing […]
Coffee
What’s Up in Ethiopia?
Last August, the Ethiopian government mandated that all coffee must be traded through the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX), eliminating direct trade with specialty coffee producers. In a recent paper, a writer in the Ethiopian Review […]
Coffee
What's Up in Ethiopia?
Last August, the Ethiopian government mandated that all coffee must be traded through the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX), eliminating direct trade with specialty coffee producers. In a recent paper, a writer in the Ethiopian Review […]
News
And their coffee's not bad either…
Disneyland may like to proclaim itself the “Happiest Place on Earth,” but a new study out of Britain begs to differ. According the New Economics Foundation, after studying 143 countries around the world, the Central […]
Barista Gear
Wild Tamper Story
I love it when people email me with cool, one-of-a-kind stories about something strange and wonderful they did to enhance their experience as a coffee pro. This one’s from Brian Franklin of DoubleShot Coffee Company […]
EAFCA
Rwanda Barista Championship
I was so stoked to get to travel to Kigali, Rwanda, last month to attend the East African Fine Coffee Association conference and also lend a hand to Sanders and Shane in the production of […]
Cafés
Liquid Swords Goes Public. Nelson Melo Too!
I took 6 hours today and I’m going to take 4 hours Saturday and serve Nelson Melo espresso and/or Liquid Swords to the public. Thur 2/26 I spent 6 hrs at our Humboldt Headquarters – […]
Competitions
El Salvador Barista Championship – Vive!
The El Salvador Barista Championship is underway from San Salvador, and it’s streaming live online. You can catch all of the action here. Sixteen competitors will try today to make it to tomorrow’s final round. […]
Competitions
Hola from El Salvador!
Question, what’s even better than visiting a beautiful coffee farm? The people you meet? Well it’s true. They were pretty great. We hiked through the coffee plants, down a steep grade to a beautiful waterfall. […]