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Back from Cali
What a freakin blast the last six days were. I spent them in Berkeley, Calif., my hometown and where my parents, Steve and Leanne, still live. I was there for two reasons: to attend and […]
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Superstars
Let’s thank the woman who is making all these regional barista competitions possible, first off. She’s one of my best friends and one of the specialty coffee industry’s shining stars, Miss Michelle Campbell of the […]
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Hail to The Pete!
Congratulations to Kaldi’s Coffee, the outstanding host of the Midwest Regional Barista Competition, held in Saint Louis, Missouri, February 8 “10. According the Michelle Campbell of the SCAA, Kaldi’s did a phenomenal job organizing and […]
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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, […]
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Sandy Hon is the Winner!
Congratulations to Sandy Hon of Java Jazz in Overland Park, Kansas, for her winning answer to our first Reply All feature. We asked readers to submit their opinions about what city was the best one […]
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Merry Phuong-mas!
Predictably, I will be posting photos of our cats in various humiliating holiday costumes such as Santa hats and tiny antlers. And predictably, I will be telling you all about the Christmas Day Blazers game […]
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Be in the Book
Some of you may have already heard about a book being put together by Dani Cone, who spends the majority of her time running Fuel Coffee in Seattle. Dani has been contracted by Sasquatch Books, […]
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Report from Coffee Fest Seattle
My mom just sent me an email chiding me and Ken for not blogging throughout Coffee Fest Seattle. You know, because we hardly have anything to do besides blog while we’re there. A-hem. We apologize […]
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Weddings, wildfires… what about coffee?
Yes, Ken and I have a good excuse for being a little slow on the pasteboard postings considering we had our wedding last week and also our concern for those plagued by wildfire worries and […]
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New Portland Pal
Stephen Rogers moved to Portland recently, and we’re so happy to have him! I remember way back when at the Seattle USBC, I judged him. Thank jesus I don’t judge anymore. It was much more […]