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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 [...]

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Despite the seemingly non-stop activity surrounding this year’s United States Barista Championship in Portland, I had the pleasure of sitting down to discuss the competition and what it means to be a barista judge with Internet radio producer Kyle O’Brien of Small Plate Radio.
Cafe Cafe is a new series for Small Plate Radio [...]

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The United States Barista Championship finals round is today, Sunday March 8, 2009 at Noon PDT broadcast live from Portland. Stay here for streaming coverage of the action:
Live Broadcast by Ustream.TV
USBC Finalists (not in order):
1. Scott Lucey – Alterra Coffee – Milwaukee, WI (Great Lakes Champ)
2. Mike Marquard – Kaldi’s Coffeehouse – St. Louis, [...]

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2009 South East Regional Barista Competition : Feb 13-15, 2009, Atlanta GA
ROUND ONE – 11:00am – 2:00pm Friday & Saturday
FINALS ANNOUNCEMENT – 3:00pm Saturday
FINALS ROUND – 10:30am – 1:00pm Sunday
AWARDS CEREMONY – 1:30pm – 2:00pm Sunday
Free live streaming by Ustream
Day 1, Friday February 13, 2009
Danielle Glasky, Octane Coffee, Atlanta GA
Jordan Chamber, method Coffee Bar & [...]

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Portland, OR (February 9, 2009) – Two new half-day latte art and sensory skills training workshops will be held concurrent with this year’s United States Barista Championship in Portland at the American Barista & Coffee School on March 5th.
The Latte Art Workshop led by American Barista & Coffee School Director of Training Matt Milletto will [...]

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