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USBC 2008

USBC Underway

Today was Day 1 of the United States Barista Championship. Twenty-five competitors from across the country were on stage here in Minneapolis at the USBC for the first day of competition. Though I didn’t have […]

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Competitions

The Final Countdown

Man, I sure wish we could add audio to this thing. I urge you to sing along to the classic Europe song as you read… I’m sooo stoked about the SCAA and USBC next week! […]

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Barista Magazine

TGI-MoFo-ing Friday

Of course today is the first really sunny lovely day we’ve had in Portland and I have a ton of work to do. I’m scrambling to finish my to-do list before my best bud Kyle […]

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Barista Magazine

Back from Cali

What a freakin blast the last six days were. I spent them in Berkeley, Calif., my hometown and where my parents, Steve and Leanne, still live. I was there for two reasons: to attend and […]

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Competitions

Sarah's Dad Weighs in on the WRBC

(photo courtesy of tonx) Just back from the finals of the Western Regional Barista Championship in Berkeley—really exciting, and what a mob scene! Sarah was the emcee (and of course she did a great job, […]

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Competitions

Western Regional Underway

The Western Regional Barista Competition gets underway this morning in beautiful Berkeley, California, home to no nukes, dirty hippies and my in-laws. Sarah is actually at the event, acting as emcee along with Jana Oppenheimer, […]

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Cafés

Superstars

Let’s thank the woman who is making all these regional barista competitions possible, first off. She’s one of my best friends and one of the specialty coffee industry’s shining stars, Miss Michelle Campbell of the […]

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WBC Japan 2007

Bruised Reg

I think I’ve been in a bit of a bubble. I say this because I’ve recently discovered the true joy of a simple piece of equipment that many, many baristas have been using for a […]

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Coffee

A Question of Priorities

So I’ve been back from Tokyo for 48 hours or so now, and in that span of time I’ve enjoyed a lovely pot of Stumptown’s new Hondouran Finca El Puente Matilda, a Tanzanian from Batdorf, […]