Roukiat Delrue @RoukiD ¢ National Bodies Manager, World Coffee Events ¢ CQI Q Services Manager, Coffee Quality Institute ¢ Independent Coffee Consultant ¢ Big-time volunteer! What other coffee jobs have you had? Interpreter for coffee […]
Mike McKim @mikemckim Founder & CEO Cuvee Coffee Austin, Texas What other coffee jobs have you had? Regional Sales Manager at Espresso Specialists, Inc., Seattle, Washington What’s your favorite part about working in coffee? When […]
Dear Barista Magazine’s loyal blog readers, Happy new year! We’re excited to ring in 2014 with extended coverage of our favorite part of the specialty-coffee culture: people! Alas, we only have six magazine covers a […]
I ran into Ryan Palmer, co-owner of Torque Coffee Roasters in Vancouver, Wash., while I was at the Cup of Excellence holiday party last night, and I was excited to hear about a cool project […]
Though he was never directly associated with the coffee industry on his home continent of Africa, Nelson Mandela ”who died today at age 95 ”and his life’s work as an anti-apartheid icon, social visionary, and […]
By Kelsey Snell In an age of œfiltered art (Valencia or X-Pro? Try Rise.), artist Ben Blake takes a different approach. Instead of filtering his work, he works on filters ”no sepia staining, no […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Emily McIntyre, The LAB Here at The LAB, we celebrate the passionate folks who make great beverages. This month, our focus turns to eight female roasters who are changing the landscape of specialty coffee, […]
One of the most fun parts of attending the World Barista Championship in Melbourne, Australia, for me and Ken was the random meeting of some of the wittiest, most hilarious coffee people on the scene: […]
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