LONDON (March 1, 2010) – Colombia has been selected to host the 12th annual World Barista Championship, which will be held in combination with the 2011 EXPOESPECIALES conference in Bogota. Seven countries vied to host the 2011 event. “Choosing a winner from the very competitive site proposals we received was an extremely difficult task for [...]
Entries from February 2010
Bogota, Colombia to Host 2011 World Barista Championship
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Events, world barista championship
Tags: 2011·bogota·cindy chang·colombia·expoespeciales·luis muno·Ric Rhinehart·SCAE·wbc·world barista championship
Gwilym tops London NY Times coffee story
February 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Retail Coffee Industry, world barista championship
The New York Times travel section published a story today about coffee in London, called London Sips Another Cup and where better to top their recommendations than World Barista Champion Gwilym Davies’ own Prufrock Coffee. Be sure to check out the article.
Tags: coffee story·Gwilym Davies·London·new york times·prufrock coffee·world barista championship
Andrew’s 2009 Year in Review Part 2
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Events, Hawaii coffee, Retail Coffee Industry, economy
The 2009 retrospective continues… May 2009 – Jamaica Just recently back from Bucharest, it was time for a quick turnaround for the Caribbean… and specifically, Jamaica. The Jamaican Tourism Board slogan suggests, “once you go, you’ll know.” Oh, how I know! …and will never forget, so hard as I may try. I have been to [...]
Tags: Agadir·Caribbean·Chicago·coffee industry board jamaica·cologne·Detroit·Dr. Shawn Steiman·dubai·germany·hawaii·hawaii coffee book·hong kong·Jamaica·Jamaica Blue Mountain·Kingston·Michael Jackson·Middle East·Morocco·muscat·oman·san francisco·SCAE·speciality coffee·The Netherlands·Tokyo·UAE·uae barista competition·United Airlines
The Economic Effects of Blending Kona Coffee analyzed
February 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Hawaii coffee, Venting Steam
A new study commissioned by the Kona Coffee Farmers Association touts the benefits of legislating that all products sold with the label Kona Coffee within the State of Hawaii should consist of 100% coffee grown in Kona. While I am in agreement with the concept of truth in labeling and believe that the origin and [...]
Tags: coffee blends·coffee growers·Dr. Shawn Steiman·hawaiian coffee·kona·kona coffee·state of hawaii·study
Andrew’s 2009 Year in Review Part 1
February 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Events, Hawaii coffee, Retail Coffee Industry, Venting Steam, economy, world barista championship
A 2009 retrospective in February 2010, you ask? Well, I’ve been hard at work for the last 6 weeks or so (which you will see in the 2010 wrap-up), so it’s going to have to do. What, you want a refund? This is my second annual year in review, started in 2008 and inspired by [...]
Tags: Allen Leibowitz·Atlanta·barista·bucharest·coffee·espresso·global economic meltdown·Gwilym Davies·internal revenue service·Java City·marie franklin·Obama·portland·portland roasting·President Obama·roasting·romania·sacramento·scaa·Shawn Hamilton·specialty coffee association·usbc·world barista championship·year in review·zingermans
