Well, yeah, technically I am in the Northwest already. But today I’m leaving Portland, Ore., and heading up to Tacoma, Wash., to attend the Northwest Regional Barista Competition! The Northwest Regional, which is being super […]
Some super fun events coming up! Next week in Berkeley, Calif., I’ll be attending the La Marzocco Out of the Box Event. Here’s the schedule for it, Jan. 18 “19. LMOOB Event Schedule Then in […]
Yawn, yawn, yawn? Winter break is over, people! Time to get crankin into the new competition season. There’s a bonanza of coffee centric competitions starting up this month and continuing into next ”be sure to […]
Seems the Coava Kone is on a lot of peoples’ minds these days… especially those of our far-flung friends ”that is to say, folks outside of the tiny land of Portland, where the Coava Kone […]
Hollerin’ at YOU North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan! Yep, all nine states of you! The dates have been announced for the North Central Regional Barista Competition! Your regional […]
So everyone in the coffee industry is pretty used to mainstream media over simplifying the coffee story ”so I was pretty stoked to see this video from Evening Magazine today. David from Coffee Fest forwarded […]
Long Beach, California & London (October 5, 2010) “ The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) and Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) announce the formation of World Coffee Events (WCE), a nonprofit joint venture […]
Hey, welcome to Monday! What an awesome week it’s going to be! Let’s all get pumped! And in case you thought it was going to be a quiet week for coffee, guess again! Check out […]
Two new champions just joined the ranks of those baristas traveling next June to Bogota with the finals of the First Annual Mexican Latte Art Championship and the Ninth Annual Mexican Barista Championship. The morning […]
Twenty-six competitors have competed over the last two days here in Mexico City for the Ninth Annual Mexican Barista Championship. And as with any competition, there have been amazing performances, heartbreaking mistakes and a reaffirming […]
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