Articles by Ken

In lieu of attending the Specialty Coffee Expo, engage with the specialty-coffee community with a message of support and love, and give yourself a chance to win some fun prizes with Barista Magazine’s Specialty-Coffee Shout-Out! […]

The April + May 2020 15th anniversary issue of Barista Magazine is here, featuring Deadstock Coffee’s Ian Williams. Also included: ‘United by Difference: Coffee + Wine,’ ‘Measuring Success: Annual Reviews,’ ‘The Manager’s Handbook,’ ‘The Hidden Costs of […]

The February + March 2020 issue of Barista Magazine is here, featuring Amethyst Coffee’s Elle Taylor. Also included: ‘Homesick: How Cafés Can Help Their Houseless Community,’ ‘Adventures in Being a Green Buyer,’ a ‘Master Q+A’ […]

It’s been a decade since we’ve interviewed Klatch Coffee’s Heather Perry for Barista Magazine, but she has been incredibly active in the meantime. Read on for our continued conversation with Heather from our current issue’s […]

The December 2019 + January 2020 issue of Barista Magazine is here, featuring Hong Kong’s Kapo Chiu. Also included: ‘Best Bar Tools 2019,’ how to sustain a career in coffee, the hidden costs of coffee […]

The October + November 2019 issue of Barista Magazine is here, featuring Oakland, Calif.’s Jen Apodaca. Also included: articles on the 20th anniversary of the Cup of Excellence, trademark law basics, labor rights, the hidden […]

The August + September 2019 issue of Barista Magazine is here, featuring Rwanda’s Smayah Uwajeneza. Also included are articles on low-cost strategies for professional development, managing donation programs, recovering from failure, exploring brewing results using flat bed […]

The June + July 2019 issue of Barista Magazine is here, featuring a special section on the 2019 World Barista Championship including new WBC champ Joo Yeon Jeon of Korea, the WBC finalists, and a photo essay […]

The April + May 2019 14th Anniversary Issue of Barista Magazine is here, featuring articles on Mayra Hernandez and Jesse Iñiguez of Chicago’s Back of the Yards, a special section on building community, the science […]

The February + March 2019 issue of Barista Magazine is here, featuring articles on Adam JacksonBey, origin etiquette, maintaining your coffee equipment, health in the café, decaf expert Frank Dennis, and much more! BY KENNETH […]