Oakland, Calif. specialty-coffee roaster Highwire Coffee Roasters has purchased Local 123, a Berkeley, Calif. cafe with a loyal following, a reputation for excellence, and a great staff. Frieda Hoffman, co-founder of Local 123, tells us […]
It’s not like there’s really ever a day when I don’t wake up in the morning and think, wouldn’t it be cool to be in Hawaii today? But the day I’m going to be mooning […]
By Jon Shadel SPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE As a self-proclaimed coffee aficionado, I recently faced a bit of a challenge: a friend visited me in Portland, Ore., for a couple days seeking to experience the […]
By Sam Sobolewski SPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE On December 26, I attended a lecture and cupping with Tim Wendelboe, 2004 World Barista Champion and owner of the renowned, self-titled roastery and cafe in Oslo, Norway, […]
The Northwest coffee community came together on Thursday to welcome Debbie, Hill, who has just been named the Alliance for Coffee Excellence’s (ACE) new executive director. Debbie replaces Susie Spindler, who founded the organization and […]
By Kirstina Bolton SPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE Coffee by the cup can be considered pretentious. Or it can be a jolt to wake you up and fuel your day’s work. Some make it an art […]
The international coffee community is converging on Portland, Oregon, this week and weekend, and it’s so exciting to have everyone in Barista Magazine’s hometown! Folks are gathered here for Coffee Fest Portland, as well as […]
The Ultimate Coffee Road Trip Across the United States. This week: Oklahoma to South Dakota Editor’s note: We began publishing reports from Don Niemyer about the cafes he visited on his cross-country coffee tour back […]
By Emily McIntyre Photos by Octavio Valencia Here at The LAB, we’ve had our eyes on Sacramento for a while now, and spending six months planning the first sold-out Sacramento Caffeine Crawl was the perfect […]
By Emily McIntyre Get out of the suburbs of Portland a bit, into the winding green hills of the Willamette Valley, and you’ll find a coffee company that’s consistently doing good, producing quality coffee, and […]
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