Our friend, Jason Dominy, who is the director of training and knowledge for Dilworth Coffee in Charlotte, N.C., is getting super pumped for his company’s event this weekend, November 7 “9! The learnin’ part will be an SCAA Skill Building Workshop led by Ellie Matuszak, and the partyin’ part will be a Barista Bash and Latte Art Throwdown with some killer prizes, including a Rancilio home machine and some sweet custom tampers from Espresso Parts, not to mention Barista Magazine t-shirts!
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Oh, and remember this guy from the June/July issue of Barista Magazine? DJ Pez, aka Lem Butler of Counter Culture Coffee, will be DJ-ing the party, which is, in our opinion, reason enough to go.
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But add to that Throwdown MC-ing by Octane Coffee’s Ben Helfen (a latte art champion himself), and it’s an event you won’t want to miss!
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Besides all the fun to be had, the event will do some good for the world, as well: all proceeds from the Throwdown will benefit both Blood:Water Mission (which helps to buld clean water wells in coffee-producing countries such as Kenya and Uganda), Socially Conscious Coffee and Coffee Kids. Way to go, Dilworth! And thanks, Jason! For more information, contact Jason at jason@dilworthcoffee.com.
Wish I could be there… knock em dead Jason.