Baristas
Welcome to Peru!
Let’s Talk Coffee officially got underway yesterday in the small town of Lamas. Lamas is just about thirty minutes outside of Tarapoto. And of course Tarapoto is the site of this year’s Ltc event. So […]
Articles by Ken
Competitions
Next Stop Colombia!
Two new champions just joined the ranks of those baristas traveling next June to Bogota with the finals of the First Annual Mexican Latte Art Championship and the Ninth Annual Mexican Barista Championship. The morning […]
Competitions
Next Up ¡Finals!
Twenty-six competitors have competed over the last two days here in Mexico City for the Ninth Annual Mexican Barista Championship. And as with any competition, there have been amazing performances, heartbreaking mistakes and a reaffirming […]
Competitions
Mexican Barista Championships Underway
The MBC and the Mexican Latte Art Championship (with berths on the line for the World Championships in Colombia in 2011) are underway today, and the Mexican Coffee Expo trade show floor opens up today […]
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 […]
Espresso
Hey America, Georgio says “You don’t know ‘spro!”
So I read this story from Salon a couple of days ago, and I just can’t resist posting a link to it here. Apparently we Americans are huge disappointments as baristas. Who knew? Of course […]
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 […]
Cafés
Retailing News from SoCal
Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea opened its third Southern California store yesterday. Located in Pasadena, most famously known (to me at least) for being the home of the Rose Bowl, the shop once again shows Intelligentsia’s […]
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 […]