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"Before you know it as the years go by, you're just like other people you have seen, with all those peculiar human ailments. Just another vehicle for temper and vanity and rashness and all the rest. Who wants it? Who needs it? These things occupy the place where a man's soul should be." -- Henderson the Rain King

Sunday, April 17, 2005

2005 World Barista Championship

Jill and I went to the opening rounds of the 2005 World Barista Championship this weekend. The WBC is basically the Olympics of espresso making if you can picture that. During the contest, each contestant gets 15 minutes to set a table for their judges, prepare 4 espressos, 4 cappuccinos, and then serve 4 of their own "signature" drinks. The signature drink is the barista's own concoction and is judged based on taste and creativity.

6 of the roughly 40 contestants participating this weekend were selected to move on to finals which will be held tomorrow. Unfortunately, the USA's Phoung Tran who hails from Washington and trains baristas for my favorite local coffeehouse Zoka Coffee, didn't make the final cut.

posted by Jamie at 8:25 PM

1 Comments:

Blogger Jamie said...

MSNBC has posted a nice long article on this event here.

3:05 PM

 

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