Cafe Imports Brazil Trip 2011
Cupping in Brazil
Today was the first official day of our origin adventure with Cafe Imports in Salvador, Brazil. We met early to make coffee by the pool, then piled onto what we have dubbed the party bus […]
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Baristas
“And we (DO) care about the young folks…”
Man, even though that Peter Bjorn & John song (2007) was nearly ruined by manic radio play, it’s still a delight. And it’s what I had playing in my head in San Diego at Coffee […]
Chicago
Counter Culture Opens in Chi-Town
Counter Culture Coffee just opened a new regional training center in Chicago! This is pretty awesome. As anyone seasoned in the coffee industry knows, there’s a ton of growth in the Great Lakes region of […]
Barista Nation
Barista Nation!
Recently, our dear friend, and longtime coffee industry veteran, Anastasia Chovan ”who heads up marketing for Unic ”was excited to tell me about a new event for coffee professionals that Unic was helping to get […]
Coffee
Last Second Christmas Gifts?
Well who wouldn’t want some Rob Zombie coffee in their stocking this year? Seriously, though, Rob Zombie? Metal musician and horror movie maven that he is, I don’t know what he’s done to make me […]
Let's Talk Coffee '10 - Peru
Friday in Peru
Friday was the first full day of let’s talk coffee 2010 here in tarapoto. There were trainings, cupping, demos, lectures, and one-on-one meetings between producers and their buyers. I spent most of my time with […]
Baristas
Peru Continued
We’re in Tarapoto now as Let’s Talk Coffee gets underway this morning. Well actually it began last night with a poolside welcome reception, but the program begins today. But the fun really began for us […]
Nordic Barista Cup 2010
More photos and memories from the Nordic Barista Cup 2010
Due to some Internet issues, we were not able to post as many photos and stories from the latter part of the Nordic Barista Cup as we had hoped. But better late than never! Here […]
Nordic Barista Cup 2010
Day #2 of the NBC Begins!
This amazing weather is holding, somehow, and we’re loving it ”at least when we get out of the big lecture room, where we have been, for the second day in a row, enjoying a variety […]
Portland
Coffee Playtime in Portland
Hanging around Portland, Ore., this weekend? Well, if you are, we’ve got some amazing sunshine and coffee happenings to boot in the works for you! Come on by the grand opening party for Case Study […]