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September 25th, 2018 Here is the official scoreboard from the Top Latte Artist in Vancouver contest Live Finals event. Head over to the link in our bio to read the full event recap and watch the video of 1st place winner Kunie Inaba's performance All competitors performances are now live at http://contest.starbeat.tv #starbeattalent #starbeatevents #toptalent #toplatteartist #toplatteartistinvancouver #livefinals #scoreboard #latteart #contest #barista #baristalife #canadianbaristaacademy #thetrendybarista #coffee #coffeelover #espresso #winmoney @starbeattalent @starbeatevents @ecm_espresso @brevillecanada @cbaristaca @baristacanada @nuovasimonelli @stormbrewing @agroroasters @kafkascoffeetea A post shared by Starbeat Events (@starbeatevents) on Sep 24, 2018 at 9:51pm PDT for more in-depth coverage go to Barista...

Introduction I’m 3 years old, at my grandparent’s house. We lived with them until I was 6; a common practice to let grandma chase after me while my mom and dad worked taking care of the family grocery store. I was a hyper curious kid. They tell me I was always lurking and watching, two huge dark brown eyes, on an disproportionately huge head on my tiny chubby body, staring in silence. Observing.. Watching… learning..and plotting. Today’s target was the kitchen table. It was yellow formica, speckled with tiny black, sandy grains, and framed in silver chrome, accented lightly with...

Coffee Tides: The four waves of Coffee defined First wave of coffee The first wave of coffee describes the post war boom in the consumption of brewed/drip coffee. Coffee was part of breakfast, lunch and dinner and as such reached levels of consumption that are higher than per capita consumption even today. Second wave of coffee Second wave could be aptly described as the Starbucks era, when North America was formally introduced to Italian espressos and cappuccinos. Soon other espresso based drinks like lattes, mochas, americanos, and the infamous caramel Macchiato also became part of the North American consumer lexicon,...

Q: I am interested in learning the art of coffee roasting. Do you offer classes? Yes, we do! Use this discount code at the checkout: RoastingCurriculum25off Let's start by defining what makes a great coffee roaster: The ability to taste and make technical adjustments to correct errors. Learning to roast coffee successfully requires mentorship over a period of time, varying from a few months to a few years with lots of trials and errors. In spite of that fact, we can teach you the fundamentals of coffee roasting, safety procedures, simple maintenance and basics about coffee in a weekend. Anything beyond...

To help facilitate discussion at the SCAA meeting of Canadian Coffee minds, I thought I would provide a summary of how the Barista events are organized in Canada, and subsequently funded to those of you who may not be familiar with the structure. Feel free to pass on this email to anyone who may be interested in this. Background The Canadian Barista championships and allied regionals are under the wing of the Coffee Association of Canada(CAC). The CAC in turn delegates the running of the championships to the sanctioned body "Vida Radovanovic” and the Canadian Barista and Coffee Academy(CBA). Vida...

The Canadian Barista & Coffee Academy will be offering two days of barista training at Fratello this May 26th and 27th, 2008 – following the Barista Competition. This special training academy for barista (espresso machine operators) and those interested in learning more about coffee and espresso presents its 2008 Educational Program. The hands-on training workshops are lead by Canadian and international expert trainers and professional baristas. They are for those new to the industry or those who want to perfect their coffee skills and include: Basic Training, Advanced Training and Expert Barisa workshops. Please refer to the schedule below for...