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Espresso Enthusiasts invited to 2008 Canadian Regional Barista Championships

Toronto, ON (April 9, 2008) Coffee enthusiasts from across Canada will be gathering to watch some of the country’s best baristas (espresso machine operators) at the 2008 Canadian Regional Barista Championships. Four regional competitions to be held in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver have been announced beginning with the Prairies Regional Barista Championship in Calgary on May 24 & 25, 2008. Masters of the espresso machine from around the country will be competing for the… Continue

Added by Matt Milletto on April 24, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Late to the Party: Starbucks Pikes Place Roast - Thoughts

Okay, so I like the fact that their stores have taken on a new "Coffee-centric" appearance. I like the fact that the big bags of this blend have a roast date. The signature on the bag is for God knows what, and it doesn't do a thing for me.



All of the huge bags I saw of this stuff (is it just me, or does their 5lb. bag look 1/3 larger than most others?) had a roast date of April 11th. Today is the 23rd, so the coffee should be reasonably… Continue

Added by Jason Haeger on April 23, 2008 at 6:47pm — 6 Comments

Asian Barista Championship 2008

Finalists for ABC 2008:

(in no particular order)



Australia - Mr. Scott Callaghan

Korea

Malaysia

New Zealand - Mr. Carl Sara

Taiwan



I got to the competition area late, so I didn't get to see the announcement for the finalists. My apologies for not getting the Korea and Malaysia barista's names.



I got to see Scott's performance and it was great. He was obviously one of the… Continue

Added by Hao on April 23, 2008 at 8:30am — 3 Comments

NEW StoneWood website ready!

The new website for StoneWood Coffee & Tea Co. is finally up and online. Please take a minute to check it out and let me know what you think. Go to www.stonewoodcoffee.com Thanks and keep brewing!

Espresso Suscitatio Spiritus,
David

Added by David Fell on April 23, 2008 at 6:40am — 2 Comments

2008 SCAA Conference Official Live Blog

We've assembled a team for an unprecedented SCAA pilot project: live blogging the SCAA Conference in Minneapolis.



Team members:

Nick Cho, loser podcaster and coffeeshop owner

Zachary and Katie from zacharyzachary.com

Travis, a video-production specialist who made the murky training videos

Erin Meister, of… Continue

Added by Nick Cho on April 22, 2008 at 6:24pm — 3 Comments

Espresso, Steamed Milk and ... Jagermeister. Why Natte?

So I was at a party Saturday night for a friends engagement and I had the pleasure of meeting Clark who, after some copious amounts of wine and great food, overheard that I was in the coffee business. We started talking as he mentioned he and his friends had a new… Continue

Added by Matt Milletto on April 21, 2008 at 7:19pm — 7 Comments

Dear Providence, You will love the coffee!

In an old warehouse building nestled on the Providence/Pawtucket line a group of coffee folks got together to drink some Narragannsett beer, pull shots, cup and talk coffee. The first RI based coffee jam (to our knowledge) but certainly not the last. From the state who claims coffee milk as the official state drink comes the beginning of a coffee revolution.…

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Added by Gerra Harrigan on April 21, 2008 at 11:30am — 4 Comments

Lacking Brains + Coffee

I have never had a blog, but right now writing a blog entry on barista exchange is the only option. Why? Because I am in the midst of a coffee crisis. Well, not in midst, I guess, because I am currently enjoying a tasty cup of Papua New Guinea Kunjun that I picked up from Trabant earlier today. But I am definitely on the brink of a crisis here, because soon it will be gone.



It is 3:20am. The first day of my KEXP internship is today and starting in less than two hours. I'm catching a… Continue

Added by Emily Jacobson on April 21, 2008 at 3:42am — 1 Comment

Congrats to bX, 2000 members!!!

Don't send a lame Congrats eCard. Try JibJab…
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Added by Matt Milletto on April 17, 2008 at 9:58pm — 9 Comments

Witness the Coffee Nightmare of 1963





This guy never left Mommy. *shudder*

Please pick up your phone right now, call your mother and/or grandmother and say, "Finally, I understand. I'm sorry--I'm just so sorry."

Link (via Boing Boing)

Post originally published by Milwaukee…

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Added by Mary Dally-Muenzmaier on April 17, 2008 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Website preview

http://tulsa.360ideas.com/preview/Restaurants/StonewoodCoffeeAndTeaCompany.html

Please take a look at the link above for a preview of our soon to launch 360 website, any feedback is welcome.

Also, what have been your best most successful gorilla / grassroots marketing activities or stratagies??

Added by David Fell on April 16, 2008 at 6:58pm — 1 Comment

Coffee Kids' 20th Anniversary Dinner Sold Out

Thanks to all of our sponsors and those who signed up early, Coffee Kids’ 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner at the SCAA Conference in Minneapolis is sold out. We look forward to celebrating two decades with everyone attending.



If you weren’t able to get tickets to the event, be sure to visit our booth (#1241) in the exhibition hall. We’ll be featuring information and pictures of our with coffee-growing… Continue

Added by Coffee Kids on April 16, 2008 at 4:29pm — No Comments

Roasting Plant’s Javabot

Found this article in Design News, and have heard of this cafe before. Interesting concept but I can see some components that would be up for debate, and may come off a bit gimmicky. Was curious what some other bX'ers thought about this system.



(Excerpt of above article link)If Willy Wonka designed a coffee store, he would likely end up with something like the Roasting Plant Coffee… Continue

Added by Matt Milletto on April 16, 2008 at 1:59pm — 5 Comments

Win Tickets to SCAA 2008

All our Barista Exchange buddies know all about the SCAA show in Minneapolis, but if you don't have conference passes and would like to go, comment here for your chance to win:
http://imbibemagazine.blogspot.com/2008/04/win-tickets-to-coffee-mecca-in.html

Added by Imbibe Magazine on April 16, 2008 at 12:33pm — No Comments

Kenya AA

I roasted some Kenya AA this week-end. It really roasted nice. I will be trying it real soon. I also roasted a small amount darker for an espresso.

Added by Jim on April 15, 2008 at 1:04pm — 1 Comment

Finished!!!! (dances round room madly)

Hey everyone,

this is a bit of a cop-out blog post, but I thought I'd publicise today's Happy Thought.



I HAVE FINISHED MY UPGRADE PAPER!!



Wuju!!



I am currently registered as an MPhil student at university, and in order to be upgraded to PhD, I had to write an enormous paper, explaining exactly what I want to do in my research, and why I want to do it, and why it's remotely interesting to anybody else. Mine is all about the coffee industry. 4500 words DONE.… Continue

Added by Bel Townsend on April 14, 2008 at 1:49pm — 8 Comments

April's Informal Barista Jam! With Pics!

Well, the second Dilworth Coffee Informal Barista Jam is in the books, and it was another success. We had a great turnout, and even with quite a few people who couldn't make it. We had about 15 people, and it really seemed like alot of people were picking some good stuff up. I started out by going over cleaning the espresso machine, with backflushing and grouphead cleaning. From there, we went into latte art, followed up by an all out jam. There were many levels represented, but overall, I feel… Continue

Added by Jason Dominy on April 13, 2008 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment

Northeast Regional Barista Competition Finalists

I am bummed to be here on the left coast, not in attendance of the NERBC, but and trying to follow along with this weekends events. Yesterday was the semi-finals, 26 competitors I believe.



Last night was the official bX meet up and dance party in Ithaca, and I am waiting to hear how everything went, hopefully some photos too.



The finalists are:



Chris Ganger (Ithaca Coffee Co)

Lance Nichols (Gimme! Coffee)

Jay Murdock (Cafe Grumpy)

Chris Deferio… Continue

Added by Matt Milletto on April 12, 2008 at 9:39am — 4 Comments

no-foam customers (GRRR...)

I am curious to see how all of you handle customers asking for no-foam. I just cringe every time I get that in an order, but I don't want to insult customers - What is your advice?

2nd question, is it necessary to rinse your portafilter after every use? I thought it was, but one of my coworkers disagrees. She thinks that the small amount of grinds left in the bottom and around the edges doesn't make a difference in taste or quality. Again, I disagree.

Thanks for your input!

Added by Noelle on April 11, 2008 at 1:41pm — 17 Comments

Kaffa Cafe will have their own cafe again in Beijing.

Even if we decided not to have any cafes recently, we were asked to set up a cafe in a big office building, in Beijing area, with the most attractable conditions in the market.



Yes, we decided to take it for such a good condition and also a chance to educate people how good an esresso and coffee drinks can be tasty. As the market need more cafes where people can find good coffee drinks, we can do it slowly and one by one. It seems that there will be more people knowing what a good… Continue

Added by Peter Tam on April 11, 2008 at 9:59am — 1 Comment

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