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News

Crawling forth in 2010…

Well, we’re off to a slow start in coffee news in 2010, which makes sense when you consider how cold most of us are (except you, Australia and New Zealand. Stop rubbing our freezing noses […]

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Coffee Fest

Top Cup Challenge: Win Money!

Pacific Natural Foods debuted the Top Cup Challenge at Coffee Fest Seattle last fall, and it was a huge hit! If you didn’t get a chance to participate in the Challenge, however, never fear: it’s […]

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Coffee

Put it on ice

I can’t believe it’s already the last week of August. Next weekend is Labor Day, traditionally marking the end of summer here in the States. Naturally temperatures will begin to cool as the days grow […]

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News

Coup in Honduras

Read the Wall Street Journal’s report here. And the New York Times here. In the first coup in Central America since the end of the Cold War, Honduran soldiers forced the president to flee to […]

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Cafés

On the Streets of Philadelphia…

Over at his blog, Jay Caragay has an interesting report on a coffee crawl he recently had through the City of Brotherly Love. No mention of a cheesestake or the Liberty Bell not even the […]

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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

Finalist #3: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

World Barista Championship FINALIST #3 MICHAEL PHILLIPS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Michael Phillips is a good guy ”just a solid, honest, fun-loving, smart good guy. He’s the kind of guy you call at […]

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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 […]