The votes are in! The new councilmembers for the Barista Guild of America are: Alex Littlejohn, Verve Coffee Roasters Miguel Vicuna, Metropolis Coffee Lohi Laila Ghambari, Caffe Ladro Cole McBride, Visions Espresso Congratulations, guys!
There’ll be a lot going on in Boston in the middle of April — the opening games of the Boston Red Sox, for one thing. But in terms of worldwide events, there are two that […]
When my friend, Ginger Gerhart of Ghirardelli, told me she was going to Guatemala for the International Women in Coffee Alliance’s (IWCA) annual conference, I asked if she wouldn’t mind sending me some photos and […]
From the looks of the Barista Guild of America’s Facebook photo album, all is well at the first ever East Coast Barista Guild of America Camp Pull-A-Shot. Well, except that someone gave these two clowns […]
Hi folks! Hope everyone’s enjoyed a quiet few weeks since the big SCAA conference in Portland ”not to mention the United States Barista Championship, where this girl took the crown: I don’t know about you, […]
Hey hi ho! Welcome to 2012, which we at Barista Magazine can promise is going to be chock full of awesomeness of the coffee variety! One of the big reasons I’m confident in saying that […]
The Barista Guild of America (BGA) has hardly taken a breather since the success that was Camp Pull-A-Shot, the BGA’s retreat that had its second annual event in October in Santa Barbara, California. As a […]
The sun is out and camp is off to a busy start. Classes actually started at 7 this morning because we have so many campers here who are trying to reach their BGA certifications and […]
The sky is a little overcast here and the temperatures are a little cool, but it’s dry today at El Capitan Canyon just north of Santa Barbara, Calif., home of the Barista Guild of America’s […]
I know Jesse Harriott, who is one of the organizers of this AWESOME Rosettas for Relief efforts, from meeting him at various Coffee Fest latte art competitions. He’s a super enthusiastic guy ”when I heard […]
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