by andrew | Dec 31, 2008 | competitions, events, hawaii, retail
Continuing the year-end summary of my travels from this year, we look at the second half of 2008. Considering the increase in business activity from June through December, I conjecture that the economic slowdown has had little or no effect on the specialty coffee...
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...