Thursday Night Throwdown

Get Up, Omaha!

I was stoked to hear from Kait Berreckman of Beansmith Coffee in Omaha, Nebraska, about the group of home and professional baristas she hangs out with regularly that are officially known as the Nebraska Barista […]

Barista Jams and Events

TNT NW comes to Portland

  We had a little treat here last night here in Portland (and no I don’t just mean the NBA draft). The TNT NW team came to town and threw down a throwdown at Ristretto […]

Barista Jams and Events

Countdown to Coffee Fest Chicago!

Not that we’re over our giddiness from the World Barista Championship (WBC) in Melbourne, which concluded Sunday with the United States sweeping the World Brewers Cup (Erin McCarthy) and the WBC (Pete Licata), but we’re […]

Thursday Night Throwdown

TNT Northwest Schedule Announced!

Let’s give it up for Panda (who is occasionally referred to as Michael Fernandez), for his work these past two years at organizing the ongoing Thursday Night Throwdowns in the Pacific Northwest. Panda ”who works […]

Thursday Night Throwdown

L.A. TNT Series Debuts!

When our friend Todd Goldsworthy of Klatch Coffee Roasters in Southern California approached Barista Magazine about sponsoring and supporting the L.A. TNT series of events beginning this month, we said HECK YEAH! We love this […]