Late today in Seattle, Coffee Fest Tradeshow released the 64 Person Latte Art Competition Bracket positions.
prizes (5)
As the social media professional for Coffee Fest Shows, I’ve been fortunate the last 14 months to visit with many, many baristas and coffee professionals. Everytime I pop into a new coffeeshop, I ask the baristas if they will be competing in Coffee Fest’s Latte Art Competitions. Half the time, the baristas know what this competition is and I get an answer along the lines of
Oh I’m not good enough for that
or a reply like this
Yeah, I’m not much into that latte art competing
Here’s the backstory on why Latte Art competitions matter.
David Heilbrunn, others and I sat down with the Blenz Coffee franchisee from Tokyo the Monday after Coffee Fest Seattle in 2010. Near the end of the conversation, David asked the gentleman, who owns about eight Blenz Coffee stores in Tokyo, if he...........
The rest of the story is here at Leaf and Berry Blog. If you are on the fence about competing in Chicago, registrations close on Monday Jan 10th. Let's see you there!
We are excited to announce the second annual benefit drawing for Coffee Kids with three great prizes from Coffee Kids supporters. The drawing will be held on Sunday, April 18 at 1 pm at the Coffee Kids' booth (#2157) at the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Expo in Anaheim, CA.Tickets for the drawing are available for a suggested donation of $25 (five entries for a donation of $100) and participants need not be present to win. Please visit Coffee Kids Donate page and enter SCAA in the 'memorial/gift' field. You can also donate over the phone by calling 505-820-1443.
The prizes include:
- 1st prize – A Mypressi Handheld Espresso Machine and free coffee donated by Vision Espresso Services of Seattle, WA; and a Behmor 1600 1lb Coffee Roaster donated by Behmor, Inc., of Incline Village, NV;
- 2nd prize – A Behmor 1600 1lb Coffee Roaster donated by Behmor, Inc., of Incline Village, NV;
- 3rd prize – A fully-packed coffee gift basket with fresh roasted fair trade organic coffees, whole leaf teas and other items from The Little Bean of Huntington Beach, CA.
All proceeds from the drawing will benefit Coffee Kids' efforts to help coffee-farming families improve their quality of life.
- Hottop KN-8288B Coffee Roaster donated by No Quarter Coffee (Retail value $720)
- Behmor Coffee Roaster donated by Joe Behm (Retail value $300) 15 lbs. El Salvador Cerro Las Ranas Pulp Natural (RFA) donated by Royal Coffee NY (Retail value $45)
- Bacchi Espresso Machine donated by Orphan Espresso (Retail value $395)
- 3-cup Tokio siphon, Hario Skerton Grinder, 12oz. Roasted coffee (roaster's choice) donated by Caffe d'Bolla (Retail alue $97)
- 5 lbs. Kenya Auction Lot donated by Café Imports (Retail value $83)
- 10 lbs. 2009 Panama Finca Esmerelda Especial donated by GCBC member mpoll (Retail value $300)
Staff at Coffee Kids are busy prepping for the upcoming Specialty Coffee Association of America’s (SCAA) Expo in Anaheim, CA, April 15-18. If you’re planning to attend, visit us at booth #2157 in the expo hall. We’ll have our new t-shirts on display ready to take orders.
We’ll also be selling tickets for the Coffee Kids Benefit drawing. There are three great prizes, including Behmor Roasters, a Mypressi Handheld Espresso Machine from Visions Espresso, and a Tea and Coffee Gift Basket from the Little Bean Coffee Company. Tickets are a suggested donation of $25, or 5 for $100.If you can’t attend the show, purchase tickets through our website by making a donation here (be sure to enter SCAA in the ‘memorial/gift’ field). You can also donate over the phone by calling 505-820-1443.
On Friday night from 5-7pm in Ballroom A of the Anaheim Convention Center, stop by the Coffee Kids Reception sponsored by InterAmerican Coffee. We will highlight the achievements of FHC of Costa Rica, a longtime Coffee Kids partner that has provided scholarship opportunities to thousands of students from coffee-farming communities. Light refreshments and cash bar will be available.Coffee Kids staff will also be presenting on a couple panels at the expo. Executive Director Carolyn Fairman will present at, “Ask the Experts: What is the Ethical Coffee Debate,” in Room 207C on Saturday, April 17 from 9-10:15 a.m. International Program Director Jose Luis Zarate will be on the panel of “The Hidden Element in Sustainability,” in Room 207B on Saturday, April 17 from 10:30-11:45 a.m.
See you there!
