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Another year over, another set of champions have won their way through regionals, semi finals and finals, until there was only one. Tim Adams, former navy sailor from the sunshine coast of Queensland is the […]
It was a long day. Needless to say, I did not make the final of the cup tasting, managing only 5/8 in 2:16 and eating nothing but bread all day. The latte art and cup […]
reporting, briefly, live from the floor of the Australian Barista extravaganza that is the National barista competition, the Latte Art, Good spirits and Cup tasting (which i am shitting myself about ‘cos i’m competing) we’re […]
Tomorrow begins the first (unofficial) day of the Northwest Regional Barista Competition (NWRBC), held in Tacoma, Washington, and hosted by Dillanos Coffee Roasters. We’re so excited! FYI, see the bottom of this post for a […]
Our friend, Jason Dominy, who is the director of training and knowledge for Dilworth Coffee in Charlotte, N.C., is getting super pumped for his company’s event this weekend, November 7 “9! The learnin’ part will […]
Two of our favorite countries have been the focus of the last week and also this week: Five wonderful friends from Sweden came to Portland to spend three days exploring the coffee culture of our […]
I first met Peter Frennhoff in Nicaragua last February when Ken and I toured the country with the Swedish Barista Team. Peter is an accomplished chef as well as an outstanding barista, and a great […]
Thanks to all who participated, volunteered, and helped put on the October 4 ‘spro down in chi’ town, hosted by Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea. Thank you Doug Zell for your key note speech and […]
Early tomorrow morning, I’m flying to Colombia. I’m going with a crew from Sustainable Harvest, to their annual event, Let’s Talk Coffee. I’m literally going with them — I think about five of us are […]
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