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See the 2010 World Barista Championship semi-finals and finals today, live from London! Friday, June 25th (All times BST) 8:30am – 12:00pm Semi-Finals Round (Semi-Finalists 1-12) Soren Stiller Markussen, DENMARK Raul Rodas, GUATEMALA Fabrizio Sencion, MEXICO Kyle Straw, CANADA Ana Lucia Hawit, HONDURAS Michael Phillips, USA Scottie Callaghan, AUSTRALIA Yara Castanho, BRAZIL Thomas Schweiger, GERMANY [...]

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Kailua-Kona Hawaii (March 3, 2010) – In two coffee industry firsts this past weekend in Los Angeles, Pete Licata of Honolulu became the first representative from Hawaii to win the Western Regional Barista Competition and also the first-ever to prevail at any barista competition using 100% Hawaiian coffee. Mr. Licata’s espresso blend of three coffees [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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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 by [...]

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