We are outrageously lucky here at Barista Magazine to be sent coffees from roaster friends all over the world on a regular basis. We always try the coffees, and we always appreciate the gesture. Sometimes […]
On September 15, at the historical Pazo de Lestrove hotel in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, the second Galician Down Barista Championship, 21 baristas with Down syndrome (DS) competed in a very special barista competition. […]
Caffè Artigiano’s Morgan Allen won the 2013 Western Regional Barista Championship held at Artigiano Roasting Co. on September 28 and 29. Morgan is a barista at Caffè Artigiano’s Hornby Street location, who will go on […]
Editor’s note: My friend Francesco Sanapo is one of the most endearing coffee professionals I know. Much of what made the 2013 WBC special to me was his accomplishments in Melbourne, getting Italy higher in […]
Coffee Fest Seattle is always one of my favorite shows of the year: it always takes place in the fall, and the weather is predictably gorgeous downtown at the convention center. There’s such a great […]
Big, huge, enormous, mammoth, and even more gargantuan modifiers apply to the upcoming International Coffee Week which runs from September 9-12 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The event will host not only a sprawling trade show […]
The man himself ”that would be reigning World Barista Champion Pete Licata ”is here in Red Square, Moscow, giving a captivating lecture on dosing and grinding for espresso to a group of about 30 Russian […]
The cat’s finally out of the bag! The Big Central Barista Competition ”hosted by Curtis and Cafe Imports in Minneapolis, Minnesota ”will be held October 25 “27. Both the South Central Barista Competition and Brewers […]
I was thrilled when Barista Magazine was asked to be a part of the Baltimore Signature Coffee Throwdown, which was held on August 18 at Johnny’s Downstairs in Baltimore, Maryland. I just love it when […]
Editor’s note: I first met the legendary Gloria Montenegro Chirouze, owner of La Cafeotheque de Paris, France, when I was in Milan a few years ago at a La Marzocco Out of the Box event. […]
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