by andrew | Jun 22, 2008 | competitions, events
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...
by andrew | Jun 20, 2008 | competitions, 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...
by andrew | May 7, 2008 | competitions, events, retail
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The nation’s top espresso-makers battled it out Monday to be called best-of-the-best, but it was Kyle Glanville of Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea who took home top honors. Glanville won the Specialty Coffee Association...
by andrew | May 1, 2008 | competitions, events
OK, so it’s Specialty Coffee Association of America, not the Specialty Coffee Growers Association, but otherwise, the article is spot on. I even like the subtitle: The great barista battle is brewing The National Barista Championship beginning Friday will...
by andrew | Apr 25, 2008 | competitions, events, industry
WE live in an age where mornings begin with a mouthful. Mr John Ting, a 27-year-old barista from Spinelli, is representing Singapore at the first Asia Barista Championship. One venti caramel Frappuccino no whip non-fat decaf to go, please! The McEighties are over. The...