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World Barista Championship 2011 Finals

I was excited to witness the performance of the 12 semifinalists. It was a great ambiance around the WBC stage; it turned out packed and crazy on Saturday as soon as the Colombian Barista appeared to perform. Everything was going fine until she spent a few more seconds to complete her presentation. From the final [...]

SCAA Houston, TX: No Mechanical Bull but Still Very Awesome.

Hey Folks, It’s been a while since the SCAA Event in Houston and I’ve wanted to report on it, but catching up and then sickness and stuff had me lagging behind. Well, here I am now so… Houston was the spot for the SCAA Expo this year. I was excited to come out to this [...]

A Visit to Chemex

On a recent trip to visit my sister, I had the opportunity to visit the Chemex headquarters in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. You might be asking yourself, ‘Where in the world is Pittsfield’? It is a small town located in Western Massachusetts, about 45 minutes outside of Albany, New York. I just happened to be looking at [...]

Colombian Barista

The world Barista Championship 2011 will be held in Bogotá, the country’s capital, early next month. I would like to share some information about someone that is involved in the local coffee shop business as well as the training side; someone that is more in contact with local environment and trends. I met with Julio, [...]