USBC Anaheim
USBC and SCAA begin!
It’s hard to believe that the SCAA show here in Anaheim hasn’t even started yet, given how busy the past few days have already been down here in Anaheim. No, we didn’t get distracted by […]
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Coffee Fest
New World Latte Art Competition
It’ll take a while for all the longtime attendee of and competitors in Coffee Fest‘s well-known latte art contests to stop referring to them as the BLANK (starts with an M, ends with an -illrock) […]
Barista Gear
Urnex Keeps You Clean ”See for Yourself with a Free Sample!
Here at Barista Magazine‘s world headquarters, we enjoy great coffee every day ”just like you do in your shops. But last week, Ken said his cup was tasting funky. We couldn’t figure it out at […]
Coffee Fest
Top Cup Challenge: Win Money!
Pacific Natural Foods debuted the Top Cup Challenge at Coffee Fest Seattle last fall, and it was a huge hit! If you didn’t get a chance to participate in the Challenge, however, never fear: it’s […]
NBC Iceland 2009
NBC Day 2 – Build it, Beer it, Brew it
Now that’s a competition! The back to the basics theme really got things started this morning with a very cool competition unlike any I’ve ever seen. And in an interesting twist, the attendees joined the […]
NBC Iceland 2009
NBC ’09 – Day 1 – Now that’s a twist
It’s the defining axiom of the Nordic Barista Cup. The only rule is there are no rules. Each incarnation of the event is designed by the host country committee and they get to set up […]
NBC Iceland 2009
NBC '09 – Day 1 – Now that's a twist
It’s the defining axiom of the Nordic Barista Cup. The only rule is there are no rules. Each incarnation of the event is designed by the host country committee and they get to set up […]
Barista Jams and Events
The Coffee Enhancement Lounge
Sarah Dooley and the crew at Visions Espresso in Seattle have done a spectacular job with the Coffee Enhancement Lounge, which I finally got to see in person last weekend when I went to Seattle […]
Barista Gear
Get Your Geek On
Last week, I went to the American Barista & Coffee School here in Portland, Ore., to see a presentation done by Vince Fedele of the George Howell Coffee Company (GHCC), about ExtractMoJo, a brewing control […]
Competitions
I'm Sending My Dad To Norway
Yup, that’s right. Dr. Steve Allen has got to pack some bags, because I want him to compete in Tim Wendelboe’s 2nd Annual World Aeropress Championship. My dad is bananas for his Aeropress. And Tim, […]