I do have a new coffee related question to pose to everyone. I’m just trying to figure out the best way to get my thought down in question form. I’m working on it.
In the meantime I’ll be heading down to the Wester Regional Barista Competition for the weekend. It’s going to be sweet!
Or, if you have a cafe and are considering table service I thought these designs by Carlo Casagrande were nice and clean. It can hold most demitasse cups and if you really want to get fancy, champagne flutes!
(click the thumbnail image if you would like to see them larger)
Check out his portfolio here.
Counter Culture Coffee cordially invites the barista exchange community to join reigning United Kingdom and World Barista Champion James Hoffmann for his 2008 U.S. East Coast Tour, March 2-15!
The 8-stop tour will include coffee presentations, skill demonstrations, barista workshops, and more at Counter Culture regional training centers and other locations listed below. Hope to see many of you at the events!
www.counterculturecoffee.com/jameshoffmann
Regional event details:
March 2
Ninth Street Espresso – Chelsea Market
New York, NY
3:00 p.m.
Live Barista Performance and Reception
Ninth Street Espresso
Chelsea Market
March 4
Hyde Park, NY (Culinary Institute of America)
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Signature Drink Presentation
Danny Kaye Theater
2 – 3:30 p.m.
Signature Drink Presentation
Danny Kaye Theater
March 6
Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Barista Jam
10am – 12pm
Espresso Extraction Presentation
March 7
Washington, DC
10-11:30am
Coffee Cupping
7 – 9:30pm
Food Pairing Presentation
DC Regional Training Center
1836 Columbia Road NW
Suite 202
Washington, DC 20009
March 9
Durham, NC
2 – 5pm
Three-Part Presentation:
1) James’ personal history in coffee
2) Single origin espresso tasting
3) Preparing for barista competitions
Durham HQ and Regional Training Center
4911 South Alston Avenue
Durham, NC 27713
March 11
Asheville, NC
7 – 9pm
Barista Comp. & Classic Drinks Presentation
Asheville Regional Training Center
77 Broadway Street
Asheville, NC 28801
March 12
Charlotte, NC
7 – 9pm
Barista Competition & Signature Drink Presentation
Charlotte Regional Training Center
1435 West Morehead Street
Charlotte, NC 28208
March 14
Atlanta, GA
10 – 11:30 am
Coffee Cupping
Atlanta Regional Training Center
King Plow Arts Center
887 West Marietta Street NW
Suite m210
Atlanta, GA 30318
1 – 3:30 pm
Barista Competition Presentation
Atlanta Regional Training Center
8pm
Party at Octane!
March 15
Atlanta, GA
2 – 5pm
Three-Part Presentation:
1) James’ personal history in coffee
2) Single origin espresso tasting
3) Preparing for barista competitions
Atlanta Regional Training Center
James Hoffmann Biography:
James Hoffmann started working as a barista back in 2003. He started working for the espresso machine manufacturer Gaggia, and quickly progressed into a training role. From there in 2005 he moved to another espresso machine company – La Spaziale to work as their national training manager. He also began competing in barista competitions that year and in 2006 won the UK Barista Championship and placed 5th in the World Barista Championship in Berne. He competed again in 2007, winning the UK again and this time went on to win in Tokyo, Japan and became the World Barista Champion. In May 2007 James left La Spaziale with the aim of starting a roastery and cafe in London. He continues to train and consult, as well as write for a variety of different publications and has an interest in food science, having worked with the chefs at the world famous Fat Duck restaurant when working on signature coffee drinks for competition.
I guess this means I should give up on all that cupping.
I just want to say that I’m extremely proud of M’Lissa. She is smart, talented, a great person, very beautiful and completely deserving. Ok, I may be slightly biased but it’s still true.
I was honored to be the photographer for her cover. I think it turned out quite nice considering I’m a complete novice.
The walls are no longer bare at Octane.
The typeface, called Black Slabbath, was designed by Stefán Kjartansson a good friend of the shop.
Here is a great video of the install.
Pretty sweet.
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