Cherry Roast is back! Now in its fourth year, Cherry Roast provides a platform for baristas not often seen in the competition circuit. BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cherry Roast is back! Now in […]
The innovative Cria Carmo Project in Carmo de Minas makes a positive impact on children through an immersive, educational after-school program—and you can help! BY KENNETH R. OLSON I was recently lucky enough to visit […]
As we get closer to the inaugural Glitter Cat Barista Bootcamp, we learn more about the first class of attendees. BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Glitter Cat Barista Bootcamp Glitter Cat […]
After reading a “best of” list of baristas in a local newspaper, Brittney Balestra noticed there were no womxn mentioned. So she created her own award celebrating womxn in the Colorado Springs coffee scene. BY […]
Launching as a “giveback” coffee concept, new St. Louis café Lola Jean’s has partnered with Kaldi’s Coffee to raise money for local charities. BY CHRIS RYAN BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Russell Ping owns several eponymous Russell’s Cafe […]
Folks from the NYC Democratic Socialists of America, the NYC Industrial Workers of the World, and Strikecorps came together to host a panel about unions and organizing workers. BY HONDA WANG SPECIAL TO BARISTA MAGAZINE […]
Held in partnership with events and promotion company Advanced Placement, Pacific Foods’ recent Community Day events in Seattle and Los Angeles brought together baristas and other coffee pros to provide food and supplies for in-need […]
The Pour is a media platform telling stories about the coffee community—from Becca Woodard’s Brewers Cup win to highlighting local coffee organizations and cafés like the Boston Intersectional Coffee Collective and Deadstock Coffee in Portland, […]
Glitter Cat Barista Bootcamp, started by USBC runner-up T. Ben Fischer, aims to provide competition training to baristas in marginalized groups in an all-expenses paid retreat. BY ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Cover photo courtesy […]
The San Diego Coffee Training Institute aims to bring free coffee training to the homeless population of San Diego, becoming the first SCA-certified campus focused on providing training to marginalized communities. BY RJ JOSEPH SPECIAL […]
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