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Coffee Fest

Baristas Around the World

Announcement to the barista powers that be: No more events allowed between June 2 and June 5 ”got it? Not only is the World Barista Championship kicking off in Bogota, Colombia, on June 2 ” […]

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USBC Houston 2011

USBC Final Standings

Final Round 1 ”Pete Licata, Honolulu Coffee Company, Honolulu, Hawaii ”658 2 ”Nikolas Krankl, Gelato Bar & Espresso Caffe, Los Angeles, California ”632.5 3 ”Ryan Knapp, MadCap Coffee Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan ”623 4 ”Trevor […]

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Barista Magazine

Brewing News

Two news stories out today caught our attention, and while they came from opposite sides of the country, they both feature the growing pour-over and manual-brewing movement in cafés. The first is from the Washington […]

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Competitions

Northwest Bound!

Well, yeah, technically I am in the Northwest already. But today I’m leaving Portland, Ore., and heading up to Tacoma, Wash., to attend the Northwest Regional Barista Competition! The Northwest Regional, which is being super […]

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Africa

Coffee in Cameroon?

“White Material,” a film that was lauded at the Venice Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival and other fests, has just landed in Portland, so I’m excited. Though the trailer shows that it’s not going […]