In memoriam
Remembering Emelyne Smith
My heart broke clear in half when I learned that bright, sweet Emelyne Smith had taken her own life last Wednesday in New York City. She was only 31 years old. I got to know […]
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Barista Magazine's Blog Week In Review
BMag Back Atcha “ Week of August 5-11, 2013
Welcome to another Sunday on the Barista Magazine blog. This is our weekly catchup blog post so that you have an easy one-stop spot where you can find all of the posts we’ve done during […]
La Marzocco Out of the Box Milano 2013
It’s Gonna Be Epic: All the Details About La Marzocco’s 3rd Out of the Box Milan, October 18 “19
I had a few beers with Matt Lounsbury ”Stumptown Coffee‘s director of operations ”yesterday to catch up on everything from coffee stuff to family news to travel plans. And I was super stoked to hear […]
Cafés
Joe Roasts!
After 10 years of operating as one of the most beloved coffee retailers in New York City (and recently, branching out into Pennsylvania), the family-owned Joe Coffee is now officially a roaster, as well. Beginning […]
Competitions
The BARTISTA PROJECT in Paris, France
Editor’s note: I first met the legendary Gloria Montenegro Chirouze, owner of La Cafeotheque de Paris, France, when I was in Milan a few years ago at a La Marzocco Out of the Box event. […]
Competitions
Why I Judge: An Essay by Christine Goepfert
Editor’s note: When Christine contacted me with the idea of writing for Barista Magazine about why she finds it not only interesting and fun, but also extremely educational to judge barista competitions, I was excited. […]
New cafés
Taylor Maid Farms Opens New Bay Area Digs!
Happy opening day to our friends at Taylor Maid Farms in Sebastopol, California. For those of you not familiar with that area of Northern California, it’s some of the most beautiful land I’ve ever seen, […]
Barista Magazine's Blog Week In Review
BMag Back Atcha “ Weekly Blog in Review (June 2 “9)
What a busy week it’s been here at Barista Magazine’s HQ in Portland, Oregon; We’re in the thick of the work building the August/September issue, which ”in case you didn’t know ”will be our World […]
Camp Pull-A-Shot
Letter from Camp: Alex LittleJohn’s BGA Camp Experience
Editor’s note: I loved seeing photos posted to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram from the most recent Barista Guild of America (BGA) Camp, which took place in Delevan, Wisconsin, last week June 2 “5. I chatted […]
Thursday Night Throwdown
#TNTNW Series Continues with Another Poppin’ Gathering
Our pal Panda has been organizing an amazing series of Thursday Night Throwdowns in the Pacific Northwest that are open to any and all baristas and coffee enthusiasts, and Barista Magazine is super duper proud […]