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WBC Atlanta 2009

Finalist #4: REPUBLIC OF KOREA

World Barista Championship FINALIST #4 LEE JONG HOON OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA Lee Jong Hoon says his least favorite part about being a barista is washing dishes. But it takes him a while to […]

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WBC Atlanta 2009

Coffees of the Champions

So bright and early this morning I took it upon myself to assist each finalist for the 2009 in tasting and understanding better the coffees they have chosen for today. As difficult a task as […]

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WBC Atlanta 2009

Norway, Poland

#50: BARISTA CHAMPION OF NORWAY ”ODA MISJE HAUG Oda is only 18 years old! You wouldnt know it by the level of professionalism of her performance, however ”she’s incredibly knowledgable about her coffee, a washed […]

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WBC Atlanta 2009

United States, Argentina, Estonia

#44: BARISTA CHAMPION OF THE UNITED STATES ”MICHAEL PHILLIPS Oh, Mike Phillips ”he’s just one of the nicest, most genuine guys I know. By his own admission, he was an unlikely winner of the United […]

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WBC Atlanta 2009

Belgium, The Netherlands, Switzerland

#4: BARISTA CHAMPION OF BELGIUM ”MELANIE D’LORES NUNES Melanie D’Lores Nunes called upon her shared heritage ”Jamaica and Belgium ”for the theme of her barista performance, from her outfit and table setting, both a bright, […]

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Uncategorized

WBC: Schedule of Competitors

The 10th World Barista Championship takes place over four days, April 16 “19, in Atlanta, Georgia, with days one through three seeing all 51 national barista champions competing in the preliminary round. The top six […]

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Cafés

Sweden & El Salvador

Two of our favorite countries have been the focus of the last week and also this week: Five wonderful friends from Sweden came to Portland to spend three days exploring the coffee culture of our […]

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Barista Magazine

Who's this dude?

If you haven’t ever met him, let me introduce you to Mike White. Mike ”of Gimme! Coffee in New York, is the cover boy in the new issue of Barista Magazine, our October/November pub. I’m […]

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Colombia

Last Official Day of LTC

Today is the last day of the Let’s Talk Coffee event in Colombia — it’s been a heck of a time. Tomorrow ”Monday ”Chris Baca and I will go visit a farm called La Rochella […]

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Colombia

LTCBC!

That means “Let’s Talk Coffee Barista Championship” ”holla! We just wrapped up the 1st annual LTCBC, with 6 sets of barista teams preparing 4 espressos and 4 cappuccinos with latte art for each of 4 […]