Awards
Good Food Awards Coffee Finalists!
This is the first year of the new awards program, the Good Food Awards. There’s not really a prize to be won, just bragging rights. In the category of coffee, this is what the judges […]
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Nordic Barista Cup 2010
Stephen Vick’s Presentation on Sourcing Coffee in Africa
Stephen Vick is, at this moment, answering a lot of questions from a very enthusiastic audience after the close of his lecture on sourcing coffee in East Africa. Stephen has been working in Tanzania, Burundi […]
USBC Anaheim
Off we go to Anaheim!
Ken and I are busy busy busy getting ready for the myriad events surrounding the Specialty Coffee Association of America show this week in Anaheim, California. Most exciting, of course, will be the United States […]
News
What? Even More Science (and Coffee)? Hurray…
Well sort of. I’ve got two science (and coffee) stories for you today. This one is truly fascinating, though it probably doesn’t affect a lot of our readers. It seems (and this was news to […]
Africa
Things You Learn in Africa
I saw this photo on Stephen Vick’s Facebook page: If you don’t know Stephen, here’s the skinny: after working for some uber reputable coffee companies as a barista trainer, Stephen was hired by Sustainable Harvest […]
Coffee
Coffee News of the Day
A few good or at least mildly entertaining stories out there today from all over the world. First, Ethiopia and Tanzania coffee farmers expect larger than normal crop sizes and prices. Growers in Ethiopia project […]
NBC Iceland 2009
Final Results of the Nordic Roaster
For the second year in a row, Tim Wendelboe took first-place honors at the Nordic Roaster. Here are the rest of the results for the total 10 roasting companies involved in the event. 1st place: […]
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 […]
WBC Atlanta 2009
Finalist #2 ”HUNGARY
World Barista Championship FINALIST #2 ATTILA MOLNAR OF HUNGARY As the barista champion of Hungary in 2008, Attila Molnar placed 12th in Copenhagen at the World Barista Championship. Now, he is back, having brought his […]
WBC Atlanta 2009
Finalist #1: CANADA
World Barista Championship FINALIST #1 SAMMY PICCOLO OF CANADA This is what they call a veteran: Sammy’s appearance here today represents his fourth time in the World Barista Championship finals. He hails from the celebrated […]