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Chile

Dispatches from Chile

A longtime professional and personal friend of Ken’s, mine and Barista Magazine’s, Jose Cleofas Arreola emailed today with some news from the recent Barista Championship of Chile! Jose wrote to tell us that this first […]

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Competitions

What’s up, Southeast?

From everything we can tell about the buzz surrounding the Southeast Regional Barista Competition ”which kicks off tomorrow in Atlanta ”is this mutha’s gonna be epic! There are 30–count ’em–30 competitors signed up for this […]

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La Marzocco Out of the Box Milano 2011

Out of the Box Milano!

I am happily in Milan, Italy, to attend and participate in La Marzocco’s Out of the Box event in Milan, which is being held in conjunction with that big mammoth of a trade show, HOST. […]

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Barista Jams and Events

Summer Jam

Back when I was a music critic for The Oakland Tribune in the San Francisco Bay Area, there was an annual concert in August at the Concord Pavilion that I would inevitably have to review […]

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Cafe Imports Brazil Trip 2011

Livin’ the Dream

I write to you today from sunny, beautiful Salvador in Brazil… ah, paradise… our hosts on this magical origin trip ”Cafe Imports ”have set us up nicely: we’re staying at a beachside resort, newlywed style. […]