by andrew | Jun 4, 2011 | competitions, events, hawaii
Reporting live from Bogota, the six 2011 World Barista Championship finalists have been announced (in no order): 1. Javier Garcia, SPAIN 2. Matt Perger, AUSTRALIA 3. John Gordon, UNITED KINGDOM 4. Miki Suzuki, JAPAN 5. Pete Licata, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 6....
by andrew | May 18, 2011 | competitions, events, news |
This press release today (edited slightly for clarity) from the SCAA reminded me that it’s less than 2 weeks until I leave for Bogota. Excitement, anxiety and panic have now officially set in: The 12th Annual World Barista Championship will be held in Bogotá,...
by andrew | May 3, 2011 | associations, competitions, events, hawaii, news, origin
In two coffee industry firsts this weekend in Houston, Pete Licata of Honolulu Coffee Co. became the first competitor from Hawaii to win the United States Barista Championship and also the first-ever to prevail at any national barista championship using 100% Hawaiian...
by andrew | Feb 17, 2011 | associations, competitions, events
Two new events have been added to my schedule in March, the 2011 European Team Coffee Challenge in St. Petersburg and 2011 Swedish Barista Cup in Stockholm organized by the SCAE Russian and Swedish chapters. The ETCC and Northwest Russia Regional Barista Championship...
by andrew | Oct 7, 2010 | associations, competitions, news
The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) and Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (SCAE) announce the formation of World Coffee Events (WCE), a nonprofit joint venture that will develop and manage competitive events on behalf of both organizations....
by andrew | Aug 12, 2010 | associations, competitions, events |
Organizers in Dubai are gearing up for the 2nd annual Middle East Coffee & Tea Conference, which is also the site of the official UAE Barista Championship. Having attended and presented at last year’s inaugural conference, I can say firsthand that the event...
