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Entries from June 2008

Coffee Cereal coming to a grocery store near you (maybe not)

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Events, Weird but True

My friend Allen (shown here) and I were stunned when we happened upon a new coffee flavored cereal this weekend at the NASFT show in New York. The idea seemed so obvious that I kicked myself for not thinking of it - ouch.

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Video of Stephen Morrissey’s winning World Barista Championship routine

June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Events

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…and, the award ceremony (with suspenseful announcement):
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Skill, not luck of the Irish wins 2008 World Barista Championship

June 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Events

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (June 22, 2008) – Stephen Morrissey of Ireland has won the 2008 World Barista Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark.
National champions from 51 countries converged in Copenhagen to compete for the title of world’s top barista in front of a live audience of several hundred spectators and thousands of online viewers worldwide.
As the winner [...]

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Copenhagen to crown New World Barista Champion

June 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Events

The World Barista Championship received a mention by Reuters news service this morning in the article Copenhagen to crown a New World Barista Champion.
COPENHAGEN (Reuters Life!) - At Cafe Europa in the heart of the Danish capital of Copenhagen the baristas know how to make the world’s best cup of coffee.
Staff from the upmarket cafe [...]

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1,000 pounds of coffee beans stolen on Big Island

June 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Events, Hawaii coffee, Weird but True

Adding yet another definition to the phrase “hot coffee,” it was reported by the Hawaii Island Police that a half ton of green coffee was stolen from a residence in the Kailua View Estates subdivision of North Kona. Knowing the area and the extremely small size of our coffee community, I find it extremely [...]

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