New cafés
First Look: The New Coava Coffee
On Friday, I had the chance to drop by the new Coava Coffee location at 2631 SE Hawthorne in Portland for its grand opening. The new space is very cool and very different from Coava’s […]
Articles by Ken
Cafe Imports Origin Trip - Kenya 2013
A Conversation with a Kenyan Coffee Farmer
Recently one of our readers, tweeted a quote from my Field Report in the February + March 2014 issue on the Café Imports Origin Trip to Kenya. She tweeted, “Drink our good coffee,’ Mr Obobo […]
Cafés
Bogota Café Scene Growing Fast
I was in Colombia earlier this month working on a story for the April + May issue of Barista Magazine, and I had a few free hours in Bogota before my flight back to the […]
Barista Magazine
Snowpocalypse 2014 Makes Delivery of New Issue Icy
As the snow swirls outside our office window today, I wanted to send a message to our awesome Barista Magazine subscribers and everyone who has ordered copies of our latest issue, February + March 2014. […]
Sigep 2014
The Sigep Experience – Day 3
Sigep is a huge show. It fills the entire expo center. By contrast, the World of Coffee Event this summer which will host the World Barista Championship will only occupy one hall of this sprawling […]
Barista & Farmer Project ”Puerto Rico
The Sigep Experience – Day 2
One of the anticipated events at this edition of Sigep was the reunion of the Barista & Farmer Project participants, and the unveiling of their coffee. The Barista & Farmer Project is the brainchild of […]
Sigep 2014
The Sigep Experience – Day 1
Today marks the first day of Sigep in Rimini, Italy. The event takes place over the course of five days, and I’m lucky enough to be here for the first three. This is the 35th […]
Sigep 2014
SIGEP the Italian Coffee (& So Much More) Show Gets Underway
I’m headed to Rimini, Italy this weekend for a visit to SIGEP, the Italian Coffee, Pastry and Gelato show. Now, that’s a nice sounding combo! I’m looking forward to a follow-up on the Barista & […]
Cafe Imports Origin Trip - Kenya 2013
Café Imports Barista Origin Trip “ Kenya Day 3
The third day of the Cafe Imports Barista Origin Trip kicked off this morning from the Outspan Hotel in Nyeri, Kenya as we all clambered aboard our souped-up LandCruisers and headed out for another day […]
Cafe Imports Origin Trip - Kenya 2013
Café Imports Barista Origin Trip “ Kenya Day 2
The group of barista champions, international coffee folks and locals loaded into our beefed up Toyota Landcruisers and headed north out of Nairobi. After sitting for hours the day before in the capital’s notorious gridlock, […]