by andrew | Jun 30, 2008 | events, oddities |
Allen Leibowitz (shown here) and I were stunned when we happened upon a new coffee flavored cereal this weekend at the NASFT show in New York. The idea seemed so obvious that I kicked myself for not thinking of it – ouch.
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 | Jun 20, 2008 | events, hawaii, oddities |
Adding yet another definition to the phrase “hot coffee,” it was reported by the Hawaii Island Police that a half ton of green coffee was stolen from a residence in the Kailua View Estates subdivision of North Kona. Knowing the area and the extremely small...
by andrew | May 10, 2008 | events, retail
So, as you may have imagined, I’ve been pretty busy these last couple of weeks. Joe Bush of CSP Magazine chronicles the recent Hot Beverage trends symposium that I moderated following the SCAA conference in Minneapolis. It was a productive, fun-filled and yet...