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A Letter from Honduras

Our friend, Ana Lucía Lardizabal de Hawit, 2008 Barista Champion of Honduras, wrote me an email today regarding Ken’s post about the coup in Honduras from a few days ago. Here is what she has to say about the situation from an on-the-ground perspective… photo snagged from S. James on Flickr Hello Sarah. I hope you [...]

Barista Jet Setter - Australian Version

The Age, a newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, recently had a quick chat about traveling the world with Scottie Callaghan, 2007 Australian Barista Champion. Scottie says the coolest coffee bars are in Norway, but the country that takes its coffee most seriously is Japan. And look, there’s Scottie competing at the WBC in Tokyo in the picture [...]

Coup in Honduras

Read the Wall Street Journal’s report here. And the New York Times here. In the first coup in Central America since the end of the Cold War, Honduran soldiers forced the president to flee to Costa Rica on Sunday. Tensions had escalated in the country recently as President Zelaya sought to proceed with a referendum to approve [...]

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Louise

I have Green Bean, what I have to do??

Some friends of mine will give me a green bean right from his farm, but I have no idea how to do home roasting. Is there any idea to recognize is it a good quality green bean or not? Or I have to r...

Tagged: process, roast, bean, coffee

Started by Louise in Coffee 11 minutes ago.

Chris Thomas

Beards 7 Replies

How many of you have a beard? Pics are nice too.

Tagged: beard

Started by Chris Thomas in Off Topic. Last reply by Astro! 1 hour ago.

Samantha Bako

Show us your site! 14 Replies

I'm curious about how other coffee shops utilize the internet, and how they present themselves online. What does your cafe website look like? What do you primarily focus it towards (or what are you...

Started by Samantha Bako in Retail Coffee Business. Last reply by Erik Fenstermacher 3 hours ago.

Chris DeMarse

Millrock Las Vegas 9 Replies

Does anyone have the official results or any pictures of Millrock Latte Art Competition from Vegas?

Started by Chris DeMarse in Barista Competitions & Events. Last reply by Nathan Lyle Black 5 hours ago.

Scott Bruggman

Cafes in the L.A. and San Deigo areas 8 Replies

So I'm working next week in So Cal and will be in LA and San Diego for a couple of days. Besides the usual suspects (Intilli, La Mill, Elan) do you know of any other good cafes in those areas I sho...

Started by Scott Bruggman in Barista Exchanges & Travel. Last reply by Cedric 8 hours ago.

Damion A

What's your favorite bizarre/unusual coffee term? 4 Replies

I've had the word "Bucaramanga" stuck in my head for a week now. What's stuck in yours?

Tagged: strangeness, bucaramanga, coffee, words

Started by Damion A in Coffee. Last reply by Rich Abker 11 hours ago.

Dana L. Baniewicz

I'm new to the exchange. Starting up a coffee shop in Syracuse, NY 1 Reply

Hello everyone, I love this site. I'm in the business planning stage of opening my coffee shop and would love to chat with someone in the NE region of the US. I'm from the West Coast and things are...

Started by Dana L. Baniewicz in Barista Exchanges & Travel. Last reply by chuck celentano 20 hours ago.

My Hoeche

Barista Training 1 Reply

Hi Everyone, Just need your advise please. I'm new to this coffee industry and really want to learn about this coffee business and also would like to open a coffee shop in Toronto but don't know wh...

Started by My Hoeche in Barista Exchanges & Travel. Last reply by Noah 1 day ago.

Roland Woodcock

Newport Bay Coffee Company is for sale. 6 Replies

This is Newport, Oregon's, signature roastery. Founded 15 years ago, Newport Bay has wholesale accounts with restaurants and shops along the central Oregon coast, and a retail business with a coff...

Started by Roland Woodcock in Classifieds. Last reply by Roland Woodcock 1 day ago.

Meredith

Costa Rica Coffee Farms 1 Reply

From January 4th-18th I will be traveling to Costa Rica with a few friends doing various activities, but one thing we all want to do is visit a coffee farm. I am not really sure where we are going ...

Started by Meredith in Barista Exchanges & Travel. Last reply by Paul Yates 1 day ago.

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Taylor Mork

Coffee Processing/Handling Techniques Play out in the Cup

SEE ORIGINAL POSTING, INCLUDING PHOTOS, AT THE CROP TO CUP BLOG HERE.
Coffee Processing/Handling Techniques (at origin) Play out in the Cup

Lessons from cuppings of six different Uganda Bugisu coffees

by Taylor Mork, Crop to Cup Coffee Co… Continue

Posted by Taylor Mork on July 3, 2009 at 8:27pm

Jacinta Mulholland

My first Comp.

Hey beautiful people.. I'm entering my first barista competition!!!!.. going to the Sydney heats in the Danes Australasian Grand Barista Competition in august... getting heaps of support from local residents and businesses to get me there! Have my own blend of coffee sorted to take with me too.. Waay excited.. i'm a bit nervous though. Wish me luck :) might some of you there.. ciao. x

Posted by Jacinta Mulholland on July 2, 2009 at 9:07pm

Marc Andrew Miranda

wanting to be a barista someday ..

I'm Andrew 20 year old from the Philippines , a graduate of BS Hotel and Restaurant Management in De La Salle University - Dasmariñas . In the years of my study i dont really enjoy my chosen course , sometimes i dont listen to my professors and when i try to listen it just like my mind dont want to absorb the knowledge from it :)) LOL ! . i dont know how to cook when we are in the laboratory i am just a dishwasher or sometimes a marketer . ARGH but i know how to serve the foods . when i take my… Continue

Posted by Marc Andrew Miranda on July 2, 2009 at 7:57pm — 1 Comment

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Louise added a discussion7 minutes ago
I have Green Bean, what I have to do??
Some friends of mine will give me a green bean right from his farm, but I have no idea how to do home roasting. Is there any idea to recognize is it a good quality green bean or not? Or I have to roast it first?
Alun Evans commented on Alun Evans's blog post 'Day 1- D Day!'1 hour ago
Some say I have actually cloned myself...others report I have gown an extra set of arms. Honestly? I dont know how I squeeze everything in! Actually wanted to talk to you about two things- one, I have to head down to NZ again around (+/-) first we...
Astro! replied to Chris Thomas's discussion 'Beards'1 hour ago
Saw this recently, funny stuff! http://www.vimeo.com/4099606
Chris K commented on Alun Evans's blog post 'Day 1- D Day!'1 hour ago
Cool reading Alun, Where do you find the time to do all this stuff?? :)
gwilym is now friends with Cindy Chang, Gunnhild Seljenes and Alun Evans2 hours ago
Erik Fenstermacher replied to Samantha Bako's discussion 'Show us your site!'3 hours ago
www.bostonstoker.com The website encompasses all 10 locations that compose Boston Stoker.
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Nathan Lyle Black replied to Chris DeMarse's discussion 'Millrock Las Vegas'5 hours ago
I'm sorry, I just realized I forgot to upload the photos. Here's a link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/millrock/
Nathan Lyle Black replied to Samantha Bako's discussion 'Show us your site!'5 hours ago
brotherskcoffee.com One of our regulars does graphic design, and another one does websites for a living. The website went up fairly quickly after we got them both involved with it. I wish it were updated more frequently though, because we've had ...
Holly Josey might attend Matt Milletto's event5 hours ago
Coffee Fest Seattle at Washington State Convention & Trade Center
September 25, 2009 to September 27, 2009
Coffee Fest Seattle 2009 Washington State Convention & Trade Center September 25 - 27, 2009 In this challenging era of economic uncertainty, with trusted advice more valuable than ever, Coffee Fest brings you the nation's best retail operators a...
Holly Josey joined trish rothgeb's group5 hours ago
Barista Guild of America
The Barista Guild of America is an international trade organization of The Specialty Coffee Association of America. We focus on enhancing coffee quality, promoting craftsmanship and cultivating a sophisticated "public face" for the industry.
Holly Josey commented on Aaron Blanco's event 'The Brown Coffee Co. Open House'5 hours ago
Congratulations! Cheese, champagne, espresso...you have my full attention! The only thing keeping me from driving from Houston to S.A. on 7/10 is my son's hand surgery follow-up! Best wishes and I hope to visit you soon! Lived in S.A. - great loca...
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