Colombia
Your 2011 WBC Semifinalists
The twelve WBC Semifinalists are: 1. Javier Garcia – Spain 2. Jose de la Pena – Guatemala 3. HyunSun Choi – Korea 4. Lina Zea – Colombia 5. John Gordon – UK 6. Miki Suzuki […]
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Competitions
Coava Sweeps Northwest Barista Comp and Brewers Cup!
The big news from this past awesome weekend in Tacoma, Wash., is that two amazing baristas from the itty-bitty boutique roaster, Coava ”based in Portland, Ore. ”took top honors in both the Northwest Regional Barista […]
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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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 […]
Nordic Roaster 2010
George Howell is the Man
I feel very smart right now, thanks to George Howell. I think we all do ”his lecture on processing methods this morning was just fascinating. Check out the video Zachary will post soon to watch […]
Cup of Excellence
Rwanda CoE!
The second Rwanda Cup of Excellence competition brought 26 international cuppers to the small town of Rwamagana to judge the final phase of the world’s most stringent coffee competition. Cupping at the new Kayonza […]
Competitions
Hello, Mexico or rather ¡Hola, Mexico!
The new round of national barista competitions for the 2011 World Barista Championship that began in July in Puerto Rico continues with the 9th Annual Mexican Barista Championship. I arrived in Mexico City about one […]
Barista Guild
Roasters Guild Retreat Underway
I rode up to Skamania Lodge yesterday to drop in on the 10th Annual Roasters Guild Retreat. As always, there were numerous activities underway. A weekend-long competition pitted randomly assigned teams against each other in […]
Awards
Roasters! Enter Your Coffee in the Good Food Awards Competition!
Brent just emailed me about this today, and it’s an awesome thing to share with all the United States coffee roasters out there. So remember the amazing Slow Food event in San Francisco not too […]
Puerto Rico
It’s starting again, and in sunny Puerto Rico!
Less than a month after the conclusion of the World Barista Championship in London, the Puerto Rico Barista Championship is ready and raring to go! The contest, which is celebrating its 7th year, will take […]