
Nordic Barista Cup 2010


You Don’t Know Coffee Til You Watch This Video
Premiered at the Nordic Barista Cup Gala Dinner, September 18, Oslo, Norway … everything you need to know about how to become a world barista champion… seriously. [vimeo 15104279] The craft from Brendan Inkognito on […]

The Winners of the Nordic Roaster & NBC
Oh my goodness, the final night is here! We are at the most incredible location in all of Oslo ”well, at least that is what I think, since I havent seen much of anything else […]

Miami Vice Night
It was an incredibly intense day ”so many cuppings, lectures and fascinating discussions around coffee, taste, texture, and more, we were all ready to cut loose a little ”and our gracious Norwegians hosts had everything […]

Acidity, texture, La Primavera, and whiskey at the NBC
Paul gave his third, and yet another wonderful, lecture today. This was sort of a part two to his presentation from yesterday, which was a basic explanation of sensory skills. Today he continued with acidity […]

The Goat & The Clover: The NBC Bazaar Makes History
One of the most fun ”not to mention important ”traditions of the NBC is the Bazaar, which raises the funds needed to make the annual charity project possible. Basically, a charity is identified in whatever […]

Stephen Vick’s Presentation on Sourcing Coffee in Africa
Stephen Vick is, at this moment, answering a lot of questions from a very enthusiastic audience after the close of his lecture on sourcing coffee in East Africa. Stephen has been working in Tanzania, Burundi […]

Day #2 of the NBC Begins!
This amazing weather is holding, somehow, and we’re loving it ”at least when we get out of the big lecture room, where we have been, for the second day in a row, enjoying a variety […]

A Dinner to Remember…
Well. Well, well, well. What can I say about the dinner we had last night? It was truly one of the most memorable dinners of my life, a true taste of Norway, some simply magnificent […]

Learning as fast as we can!
(Just so you know… I’m posting tons more photos over at Barista Magazine’s Facebook page… check ’em out!) So it has been a busy day of education over here in Oslo! After some heady lectures […]