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Coffee

Today Was A Good Day

Greetings once again from beautiful Nicaragua. We woke early and packed our bags to check out of Hotel Cafe in time for a training of baristas in Jinotega. Though the city is known for its […]

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Uncategorized

oh… right, that barista jam thing

I’ve been expecting something exciting and interesting to happen soon at the shop. Something Barista Mag Blog worthy… I’m not sure it’s gonna happen. Then I remembered that we had that barista jam with Metropolis […]

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Barista Magazine

The Champ

Barista Magazine is delighted to have 2007 World Barista Champion James Hoffmann on the cover of our October/November issue! James and his partner, Anette Moldvaer (who shot the awesome cover photo, by the way) have […]

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NBC - Sweden 2007

Open for Business!

The Swedes are crazy for the Nordic Barista Cup! Thanks to a lot of sunshine, the people of Gothenburg are out and about on this lovely Saturday afternoon, and they’re coming in droves to see […]

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NBC - Sweden 2007

Crazy Latte Art Competition!

Perhaps inspired by WBC champ James Hoffmann’s call for absurd latte art on his website (jimseven.com), Nordic Barista Cup teams participated in a race to create latte art in cupping trays. Keep in mind, too, […]

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NBC - Sweden 2007

NBC Day 2

The second day of the 2007 Nordic Barista Cup is underway! This morning features the Nordic Roasters Competition. This is a new competition this year: 10 roasters from the Nordic countries have submitted coffees to […]

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Non-Coffee Beverages

A New Specialty Drink

Let’s face the facts here:   We all drink a lot of coffee.   Whether we are participating in cuppings with our local roasters or enjoying a French pressed cup over a good book at […]