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 […]
Search Results for competition
Coffee Fest Seattle
Breaking: NWRBC will NOT take place at Coffee Fest Seattle
I just got an email from Marcus Boni of the Specialty Coffee Association of America saying that the Northwest Regional Barista Competition will NOT take place at Coffee Fest Seattle, as scheduled, Sept. 23-25. No […]
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. […]
Canada
For the Love of Coffee! In Victoria, B.C.!
By now you should have heard about the awesome coffee event that is being organized by some coffee-loving Canadians, including, and headed by, those loveable Barbers, Reg and his daughter, Julia. The event is called […]
Competitions
WCE Events in Maastricht
The World Coffee Events championships ”World Latte Art, World Coffee in Good Spirits, World Ibrik, World Cup Tasters, and World Brewer’s Cup ”just wrapped up yesterday in Maastricht, the Netherlands. We’re eagerly anticipating details and […]
Baristas
“And we (DO) care about the young folks…”
Man, even though that Peter Bjorn & John song (2007) was nearly ruined by manic radio play, it’s still a delight. And it’s what I had playing in my head in San Diego at Coffee […]
WBC Colombia 2011
2011 WBC Final Standings
It was a helluva competition in Bogota. One of the best I’ve ever had the opportunity to cover. And the Finals round was simply out of this world in the level of competition, professionalism, and […]
WBC Colombia 2011
2011 WBC Finalist Número Seis
The final competitor of the 2011 WBC just wrapped up his performance. Pete Licata, US barista champion, delivered another stellar routine, in which he features and explains in depth the process he went through to […]
WBC Colombia 2011
2011 WBC semifinals 1-4
Spanish champion, Javier Garcia started the competition off this morning with a high energy performance that got the whole crowd energized. Australian champion, Matt Perger, followed with a routine that saw him creating his signature […]
Colombia
WBC Day Two – Special Edition
Then final competitor of the day gets a post all his own because his performance is really all about all baristas. Patrick Vilhelmsson, barista champion of Bulgaria, made it to Bogota for the competition. Unfortunately, […]