Bay Area
Hey Berkeley!
What’s up, Berkeley (and larger Bay Area) coffee peeps? Got plans for this Friday night? Well, now you do! One of my favorite newish cafes in the Bay Area is Local 123. I went for […]
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Camp Pull-A-Shot
Barista Camp: A Huge Success!
I just got back to Portland from the first annual Barista Guild of America Camp Pull-A-Shot ”and what an amazing experience it was! I do apologize for not being able to blog throughout the event. […]
Baristas
Welcome to Peru!
Let’s Talk Coffee officially got underway yesterday in the small town of Lamas. Lamas is just about thirty minutes outside of Tarapoto. And of course Tarapoto is the site of this year’s Ltc event. So […]
Let's Talk Coffee '10 - Peru
Baristas Working and Playing in Peru
Sustainable Harvest’s annual event, Let’s Talk Coffee ”which brings together roasters, producers and baristas in a coffee growing country ”kicks off in just a few days! But some hard-working coffee professionals are already in this […]
Competitions
Next Up ¡Finals!
Twenty-six competitors have competed over the last two days here in Mexico City for the Ninth Annual Mexican Barista Championship. And as with any competition, there have been amazing performances, heartbreaking mistakes and a reaffirming […]
Barista Guild
Camp Pull-A-Shot… for FREE??
We’ve been talking a lot about Camp Pull-A-Shot, the Barista Guild of America’s first annual retreat, which will take place October 18 “21 at the beautiful El Capitan Canyon in Santa Barbara, California. This event […]
Competitions
Barista Comp Stuff
Just heard from Marcus Boni about a few things concerning the 2011 Regional Barista Competitions schedule and new costs. Most important thing to note is that NO regionals will take place until 2011 — there’s […]
Coffee
Just Add Ice – A Summer Drink Fair
Last Thursday, we lucky Portlanders had a beautiful late spring afternoon descend upon us. Temperatures rose as the sun stretched across the western sky, and I was thankful to be headed to Portland Roasting for […]
Baristas
Throwdowns get some mainstream press
Seems like only a couple of months ago that Ben Helfen was writing stories about latte art throwdowns for our little magazine. And now in a city abuzz with news with the passing of health […]
Baristas
Best Pizza and Monkey Watching in Town
So I’m back from Costa Rica, catching my breath after what was one of the most jam-packed source trips I’ve ever been on. As I said in earlier posts, this trip was the grand prize […]