Hey B|X! We (the American Barista & Coffee School) are getting ready to host our first three day Coffee Roasting Workshop in Portland, Oregon next week: December 3-5. It's going to be led by Rob Hoos (independent coffee roasting consultant who wrot
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I'm a barista in Portland, Oregon. I've been in the industry for four or five years now and am curious to hear how some of you began furthering your knowledge and skill as baristas or industry professionals. I love coffee and want to learn
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A friend and I are working on combining our business models to mesh together a hip, kid-friendly coffee shop (think Chick-Fil-A or McDonald's enclosed play structure), with a high-end, espresso-centric specialty coffee shop with in-
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Trained with the Midwest Barista School almost two years ago, and I've been back in the coffee industry for almost a year now, most recently designing, constructing and managing a small cafe stall in our local farmers market.
I'm looking to
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The SCAA Pro Dev Committee members and SMEs are putting the finishing touches on the presentations for classes to be delivered at the 2011 SCAA Expo in Houston. I would like to liven them up with some more recent photography. Does anyone ou
Read more…Hey BX'ers, I am in the midst of figuring out how to pay for college. I feel very strongly that i will have a career in the coffee industry. My goal is to own a shop that roasts their own coffee, offering a wide selection of brewing methods. I am
Read more…As someone that is still very new to the specialty coffee world, I will admit that I was recently of the naive mindset that is (arguably) shared by the masses when it comes to quality coffee, and am attempting to throw in my 2 cents on the topic in t
Read more…I'm about to start training a bunch of people and i'm perusing the internetz for some articles for a primer for my "trainees" to read before we get started. If you've come across something interesting please leave a link. thanks.
Read more…I am from Croatia,small country near Italy, I went to last seminar in London to become one and I am very happy about it , how does it help my fellow coleagues to get new students in school... ... are there on line some trainers. How did you use this
Read more…Some questions to ponder. Do you think this will be an eventuality? How available would you like to make training as a barista? Would a course for training baristas fit in with a culinary program? What is our capacity for growth in the restaurant
Read more…Any ideas on a blend that would deliver a decent cup of coffee after being cut by hot water? Folks around here are used to nearly transparent coffee so I have been kicking around the idea of having a kind of starter coffee for the old-folks set in th
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