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Friends

Celebrity Sightings in Germany

Forget Cannes ”the big celebrities are in Cologne, Germany, this week for the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe’s Wonderful World of Coffee event, which beings tomorrow and goes through Sunday. If you consider James Hoffmann […]

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WBC Atlanta 2009

United States, Argentina, Estonia

#44: BARISTA CHAMPION OF THE UNITED STATES ”MICHAEL PHILLIPS Oh, Mike Phillips ”he’s just one of the nicest, most genuine guys I know. By his own admission, he was an unlikely winner of the United […]

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WBC Copenhagen 2008

Counting Down the Minutes

Everyone’s accounted for here at the WBC event space. It’s just a matter of waiting until 11:45 a.m. when Argentina takes the stage. While we wait, here are some scenes from around the competition stage […]

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Barista Magazine

24 Hours to Lift-off

It’s finally time for the World Barista Championship! Ken and I are so excited to be heading out of Portland for Copenhagen tomorrow to attend the SCAE’s Wonderful Coffee show where the WBC will be […]

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Cafés

Billy's Moving On

Now that it’s all official and out in the open, we’re raising our mugs to Billy Wilson about the new beginning he embarks on today. Yesterday was Billy’s last day at the Albina Press, the […]

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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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Uncategorized

Positive Vibrations

If you are anything like me, you enjoy your weekend mornings.   It is all about working for your weekend mornings.   Whether you are sleeping in from staying up late watching Conan O’ Brien […]