Latte Art

Breaking! Latte Art Competition at SCAA!

A dedicated team of coffee professionals, including Skip Finley of  Dalla Corte  North America, have been working around the clock for the past few months to develop the first step in the United States having […]

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Barista Gear

I’m In Linea-Love with You

When Whitney Cornell of La Marzocco first told me about the Linea Love concept that the company was launching to promote the next generation Linea, which will debut at the SCAA show in Boston on […]

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Education

Meet the Makers

Some years ago, Stumptown Coffee Roasters here in Portland, Ore. (heard of them?) launched a series of events called “Meet the Producers.” The events brought coffee famers up to Portland to meet consumers at Stumptown’s […]

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Baristas

Memories of Moscow

I can’t believe it’s almost time for me to head back to Portland, Ore. — my flight leaves on Thursday morning, and by air travel magic, I return to Portland a few hours later on […]

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Barista Nation

Big Season Ahead for Barista Nation

It’s hard to believe that the industry’s most progressive coffee event ”Barista Nation ”is only in its second year. The non profit organization, which is the brainchild of industry vet Anastasia Chovan, has enjoyed successful […]

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Africa

Barista Nation NW Raises Money for CARE

There are so many reasons why I love Barista Nation, the traveling one-day coffee conference and workshop session organized by Anastasia Chovan of Unic. Barista Nation has been held to great success in Minneapolis, Vancouver, […]

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La Marzocco Out of the Box Milano 2011

Out of the Box Milano!

I am happily in Milan, Italy, to attend and participate in La Marzocco’s Out of the Box event in Milan, which is being held in conjunction with that big mammoth of a trade show, HOST. […]