Central America
Rust Wreaks Havoc
The science journal, Nature, takes a look at the explosion of coffee rust, or roya, in Central America. The longterm damage will be devastating. From the story: The latest outbreak may halve the 2013 “14 […]
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Awards
Good Food Awards Coffee Finalists Announced!
Drumroll please! The finalists in the category of coffee of the annual Good Food Awards have been announced! The 100 winners (in all categories, including coffee) will be announced in a 400-person black tie Ceremony […]
WBC Vienna 2012
WBC Round 1, Day 1
It’s an exciting morning here in Vienna at the Wien Messe Congress Center, where the 2012 World Barista Championship has officially kicked off! All is running on schedule — so far, the Barista Champions of […]
B.C.
Virginia-Chicago-Vienna-Vancouver!
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, […]
Competitions
Friday Competition Round Up
The Big Central Regional Barista Competition and US Brewers Cup is underway in Chicago today. The event is a combination of the North Central and South Central Regional Barista Competitions. Each region has its own […]
Barista Magazine
The Story of The Pete and Barista Magazine
Ken and I have chatted for several years about having Pete Licata on the cover of Barista Magazine. In his work at PT’s Coffee in Kansas, he shined as a trainer and also a barista […]
Barista Magazine
Le Papier.
So we just got our office copies of the new issue of Barista Magazine (August/September issue, featuring the handsome Alejandro Mendez on the cover), and we’re pretty excited. Of course, that’s much in part due […]
WBC Colombia 2011
2011 WBC Final Standings
It was a helluva competition in Bogota. One of the best I’ve ever had the opportunity to cover. And the Finals round was simply out of this world in the level of competition, professionalism, and […]
WBC Colombia 2011
2011 WBC Finalist Número Quatro
Alejandro Mendez, the fourth competitor of the day, set the crowd on fire with his performance. As the first barista from El Salvador to make the finals, the Colombian audience obviously felt a sense of […]
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2011 WBC Semifinalists 5-8
As expected the place went nuts when the fifth competitor of the day took the stage. Lina Zea, barista champion of Colombia, was greeting with a rousing ovation by the hometown crowd. Only a few […]