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WBC Vienna 2012

WBC Round 1, Day 1

It’s an exciting morning here in Vienna at the Wien Messe Congress Center, where the 2012 World Barista Championship has officially kicked off! All is running on schedule — so far, the Barista Champions of […]

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Moscow Coffee 2011

In Moscow!

For the third year in a row, residents of Moscow, as well as Russians from far and wide, are gathering in Red Square for the Spasskaya Tower Festival, which kicks off today and continus through […]

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Uncategorized

TriestEspresso!

While we were at Coffee Fest Seattle, one of Italy’s most famous coffee shows ”TriestEspresso ”was taking place on the other side of the world, in Trieste, Italy, to be exact. I was lucky enough […]

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Cup of Excellence

Nica Nica Nica

It’s really nice to be back in Nicaragua — what a warm, welcoming country. Today was Day 1 of the ”get this ” 50th Cup of Excellence competition. It’s a big deal competition with an […]

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Regional Barista Competitions

Crib Notes for the Western Regional This Weekend

Holy Regional Barista Competitions! For the third consecutive weekend, a regional will be taking place this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and this one is none other than the Western, the longest-running regional in the country. […]

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WBC Copenhagen 2008

Competitors #24 ”#28

#24 NATIONAL CHAMPION OF FRANCE ANTHONY CALVEZ Ah, Le France. Guido from La Marzocco was just sitting with me, and he’s vey excited to see Anthony’s performance ”he has high hope for this champion. And […]