Contests
Can You Make a $1500 Mocha?
I was at Water Avenue Coffee in Southeast Portland yesterday for a photo shoot, when who should I run into but Ginger Gerhart of Ghirardelli Chocolate! Ginger told me about a really cool contest that […]
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Camp Pull-A-Shot
Barista Camp: A Huge Success!
I just got back to Portland from the first annual Barista Guild of America Camp Pull-A-Shot ”and what an amazing experience it was! I do apologize for not being able to blog throughout the event. […]
Barista Guild
Good Morning, Campers!
Well, there should be photos and blog posts from the event on the ground in Galina, Calif., but Sarah is having a hard time getting a working internet feed. That said, she wanted me to […]
Nordic Barista Cup 2010
The Winners of the Nordic Roaster & NBC
Oh my goodness, the final night is here! We are at the most incredible location in all of Oslo ”well, at least that is what I think, since I havent seen much of anything else […]
Nordic Roaster 2010
A Busy Afternoon!
By Sarah Allen (Before I begin this post, I’d like to add a clarification from George Howell about my write up on his lecture this morning: My point about the silver skin is that if […]
Friends
Klaus Goes to Brazil & Summer Vacation
I’ve been following Klaus Thomsen’s Facebook updates from throughout what sounds like a very busy and very enjoyable trip to Brazil recently. He’s got some awesome photos up on the Coffee Collective’s Flickr, and I’m […]
Competitions
More Pics from Puerto Rico and Other Stuff
Tony Siera, who judged the first round of the Puerto Rican Barista Championship, had the finals off, so he spent the day photographing the event at Coffee Cast. You can check out his photo set […]
Baristas
Dodging Dodgy Coffee
So here’s a story out of Perth, Australia, about how average consumers can avoid buying bad coffee by spotting five simple things in a coffee shop. I like their list – it includes things like […]
Coffee
Just Add Ice – A Summer Drink Fair
Last Thursday, we lucky Portlanders had a beautiful late spring afternoon descend upon us. Temperatures rose as the sun stretched across the western sky, and I was thankful to be headed to Portland Roasting for […]
Uncategorized
Pacific Foods Sets a Great Example
We were excited to hear that our friends (and neighbors, since the company is just a few miles from Portland), Pacific Natural Foods recently earned praise for its deeply rooted commitment to sustainable business practices […]