If you are a BGA member and have any interest in pursuing Level 1 Certification, check this out... The SCAA is now offering the BGA Customer Service class as a webinar! Considering that this class is only occasionally offered, and considering that
Read more…I'm sure you've all heard the news but as a fellow Chicago Barista and Michigan Native I am 2 ways proud. Way to go Mike.
This is going to be amazing!
http://www.baristaexchange.com/events/bga-camppullashot?rsvpConfirm=1
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The first Louisville bash, Barista Bash 001, was featured in a write up in the latest issue of Barista Magazine.
Coffee Fest Show is the first client I landed for Chalkboarder, a company I founded early in 2009, that provides social media strategies and other services. The following is an Open Letter to members of the Specialty Coffee Association of America, di
Read more…This is the first Buffalo Barista Jam ever! (That we know of.)
Thursday, May 20 @ Spot Coffee Elmwood
5pm- Coffee cupping with head roaster Michael Burke
6pm- Latte throwdown, head to head, $5 to enter, winner takes all!
Afterwards- Jazz act "Shamef
Read more…Join all the rocky mountain folk, as we throw down while we watch others throw down in London for the WBC.
The bracket for the upcoming Minneapolis World Latte Art Championships is up!
Coffee Fest is pleased to announce the creation and debut of this fresh,exciting and leading edge 32 competitor tournament for the ages. The 32 Competitor format will feat
Read more…Greetings, Fellow Caffienators:
Providence Coffee Society is
holding the First of hopefully Many Professional Talks, wherein a
coffee professional sits (or, potentially, stands) with a number of
other professionals or enthusiasts and discusses a topic
Bull Run Coffee
Roasting Co. is hosting a Barista Exchange meet up and party at Coffee Fest Minneapolis
What:
After show Party/bX meet up hosted by Bullrun Coffee Roasting
Co.
Coffee Fest Minneapolis 2010
When:
June 4th
8pm
- Party Starts
9pm - Latte Art
Hey. Any thoughts on the new regions for SCAA? Check it out on the USBC website. They switched it so that their are six huge regions now instead of 10
RBC Hosts Top Baristas for Signature Drink Tasting
Where are all the stories and the goss from last weeks comp in London?
I thought it would be high fives and back slapping and wall to wall 'atta boy'. It should be.
Awesome achievement by Mr Phillips. An american at the peak. I thought we all would
Read more…anyone who would like to suggest some of their signature drinks.we are having competition here.need some of your help.i will apply that here in phillippines.
thank you..
hi guys,ill be joining a barista cup,and its my first time to join this competition. i just want to ask some tips and advice guys. if possible i really need to win this. ive been waiting for this since a became a barista. maybe you can also suggest s
Read more…6th - Mike Marquard, Kaldi's Coffee Company (St. Louis, MO)
5th - Charles Babinski, Intelligentsia (Chicago, IL)
4th - Sara Peterson, Verve Coffee Roasters (Santa Cruz, CA)
3rd - Devin Pedde, Intelligentsia (Los Angeles, CA)
2nd - Chris Baca, Verve Coffe
Welcome to the "New World Latte Art Championships at Coffee Fest" sponsored by Nuova Simonelli, Dillanos, Ghirardelli, Barista Magazine and Barista Exchange. We are proud to present the newest and most exciting ba
Read more…Thanks to sprudge.com They were the only ones to post this that I could find, so I thought I would re-post. See the original post at http://sprudge.com/usbc-semi-finalists/
SEMI-FINALISTS:
Jordan Barber (Cafe Grumpy)
Scott Lucey (Alterra Coffee)
Robin Se
