Posts Tagged barista

Video: 2008 U.S. Barista Champ Kyle Glanville

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Mike

Not new, but new to me. Kyle Glanville interviewed at Intelligentisa’s Silverlake location. “Great coffee is always gonna have to be the result of extra hard work, and extra attention to detail”. [YouTube] Share

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Defining Success in the Coffee Industry

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Mike

A couple of weeks ago Jason Dominy became frustrated enough to rant a bit on Twitter (probably not the best idea). The issue essentially being that there are high quality cafes within the industry that don’t get the “respect” they deserve from the global coffee community. More specifically, Jason’s new employer Batdorf & Bronson/Dancing Goats.  [...]

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Video: Coffee at Frank in Austin, Texas

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Mike

This video is two months old, but it’s new to me. Tyler Wells (USBC semi-finalist number 24 with 529.5 points) walks you through the variety of brew methods available at Frank, in Austin, Texas. [via Whoa Cup, via Sprudge] Share

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Video: Cappuccino, Intelligentsia

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Mike

Another video from Department of the 4th Dimension in their series with Intelligentsia. Share

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USBC 2010 champ! Mike Phillips!

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Mike

Mike Phillips from Intelligentsia Coffee just won the USBC for the 2nd year in a row! Congratulations Mike, see you in London! A full recap of Mike’s winning routine is available here. Also available are video archives of the events (in two hour increments). (via 2010 USBC Blog. Photo credit: Liz Clayton) Share

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Where to Find Complete USBC 2010 Coverage

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Mike

If you’re not in Anaheim for the USBC you may be looking for the best available coverage online. Here’s a list: Share

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Employees Strike at Brooklyn’s Gorilla Coffee

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Mike

Breaking on Sprudge this morning is news of an apparent strike by the workers of Gorilla Coffee in Brooklyn’s Park Slope. Although not unionized like the workers at Ithaca’s Coffee Co, it appears that employees planned a walk-out that began last night. Details are still coming in, but for more coverage see: Sprudge.com » Unconfirmed: [...]

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Video: Regional Barista Championship 2010 – CNN iReport

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Mike

via CNN iReport. It’s always nice to see friends on CNN.  Remember this, Brent? Share

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Liz Clayton’s Photos from the MARBC

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Mike

If you’ve been looking for Liz Clayton’s MARBC 2010 and/or CoffeeFest photos, let me help you out. Click on any of the pics above to see her full photostream. Share

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Video: Espresso at Intelligentsia

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Mike

Apparently 2010 will be the year of the video.  Here’s another nice one featuring Kyle Glanville. Espresso, Intelligentsia from Department of the 4th Dimension on Vimeo. Share

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