Coffee
Report from Africa
Today I received an email from our friend Shane Devereaux, owner of habit coffee + culture in Victoria, B.C., about how his extended trip to Africa for various coffee trainings is going, and thought I’d […]
Travel
NBC - Sweden 2007
Farewell, Nicaragua… Hello, M'lissa!
It’s hard to believe that we’re back in Portland. In many ways, this trip to Nicaragua for me and Ken was one of the most important coffee ventures we’ve been on. Nicaragua is a beautiful, […]
NBC - Sweden 2007
Back to Managua
Yesterday, the Nordic Barista Cup travelling roadshow rolled through the north part of Nicaragua. We saw a different climate, much drier, than the other coffee producing regions of the country, and perhaps that climate difference […]
Coffee
Today Was A Good Day
Greetings once again from beautiful Nicaragua. We woke early and packed our bags to check out of Hotel Cafe in time for a training of baristas in Jinotega. Though the city is known for its […]
Barista Magazine
Heading North
Ken is packing the car so we can leave in about half an hour for Seattle. We’ll get there and set up our booth before we hunt down friends we haven’t seen for a while […]
Coffee
Volunteer Power!
In an effort to involve baristas from around the world, Nordic Barista Cup organizers offer a unique opportunity to be a part of this amazing event to coffee lovers willing to work: volunteer to help […]
NBC - Sweden 2007
Welcome to Gothenburg!
We’ve arrived in Gothenburg and checked in to our hotel. Already run into Jens Norgaard of Café Europa and one of the organizers of the event and David Latourelle from Clover. We’ll be popping over […]
NBC - Sweden 2007
Sweden, here we come!
Ken and I are busily readying to leave for the airport in an hour. We arrive in Gothenburg Tuesday afternoon, Swedish time (what does that mean exactly?). Beginning Wednesday, we will be at work with […]
Travel
Friends
"How's your summer going?"
“So, what’s new?” (the question I always get asked by people I see every single day) “Just got back from San Francisco, yes I did.” “Oh wow, it’s so beautiful out there, how about that […]