Competitions

On the Road to the 2016 USBC

Illustration by  Alabaster With 12 days until the USBC, our Barista Training Camp Series writer, Ashley Rodriguez, is in the final stages of preparation Editor’s note: For the 10 weeks before the U.S. Barista Championship […]

Books

Launching Tonight at La Colombe Philly, A Beautiful New Photography Book, Hollywood Café

Hollywood Café captures silver-screen stars’ passion for coffee in gorgeous vintage photographs; book signing tonight at La Colombe Philly BY SARAH ALLEN BARISTA MAGAZINE Journalists tend to appreciate coffee ”think ass-busting deadlines, late-breaking news, and […]

blazers

Stumptown and the Trail Blazers Chris McGowan

Trail Blazers President Chris McGowan visits Stumptown Coffee Roasters At long last, the Portland Trail Blazers return to the court tonight for their first pre-season game of the 2015-2016 National Basketball Association season. The roster […]

Podcasts

Coffee Podcasts 2.0: Coffee Awesome

Our  blog series on the specialty-coffee industry’s most innovative  podcasts continues.  This week: Coffee Awesome by Björg Brend Laird BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ SPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE One of the reasons I was drawn to the […]