Ben Morrow: ”No Dark Sides to Barista Life. Only Brown - the Side Involving Coffee.”
Profiled and awarded as a latte art guru, barista Ben Morrow’s heart beats to the work done by coffee farmers and to a pot of black filter coffee.
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The Barn Berlin: How to Become a World Class Barista?
I had the pleasure of chatting with The Barn Berlin’s roaster Jessica Greene. She has worked for 4.5 years at The Barn, which is regarded as one of the most advanced roasteries in the world.
What to Expect at the Helsinki Coffee Festival in 2017?
The third annual Helsinki Coffee Festival will be held from April 21 to 23 at Kaapelitehdas. It’s a three day event bursting with coffee lovers and everything around coffee. If you work with coffee or are even slightly interested in it, Helsinki Coffee Festival is for you. These big events can sometimes feel somewhat frightening to beginners in the coffee world, so here are 5 tips of what to do and expect when you enter the festival.
Russian Coffee Culture is Booming at Russian Barista Days
Russia has traditionally a strong tea culture, but now we are seeing an impressive coffee boom. Coffee is becoming one of the features of contemporary urban life.
Barista Trainer Jori Korhonen: A Self-Confessed Coffee Geek
Barista trainer Jori Korhonen evaluates every cup of coffee he prepares but does not pass judgement on cups made by others.
5 Easy Tips That Will Make Your Latte Art Flourish
Latte art is quite often the most attractive thing for a new barista, and it is an excellent gateway to the exciting world of coffee. It is easy to start with, but to master it, you need a lot practice and determination. Here are my tips that helped me a few years ago!
Helsinki Café Guide
Helsinki’s speciality coffee scene has developed a lot during recent years and it has caught up Stockholm’s and Copenhagen’s vibrant coffee cultures. This Helsinki Café guide will help you to find good extractions in the capital of Finland. Note that this guide is focusing mainly on coffee :)
What Happens in a Barista Training: Trainer's My Day
Have you ever wondered what happens in a barista course? Training Manager Ulla gives a sneak peak into her day when she organises a SCA Barista Skills Foundation course. So here you go: This is Barista Trainer's my day!
A Cup of Coffee with Matt Perger
Matt Perger is probably the biggest barista star in the world right now. He has won so many competitions that I won't even bother listing them here. Now he's pushing the quality aspect of coffee with his company Barista Hustle with e.g. designing the best possible cupping cups, tampers and milk pitchers. I had the pleasure to work with Matt Perger in a secret project few weeks ago, so of course I took the opportunity to sat down with him for a cup of coffee. Here's our discussion about coffee and life.
4 Tips to Prepare for the Barista Championship 2018: What Should You Focus on?
It was several months ago that the World Barista Championship 2017 was held in Seoul. However, many countries are already running national championships to determine who will win the right to represent them at the 2018 World Barista Championship, which is taking place in June in Amsterdam.
Barista Edition: A Guide to Dairy-Free Milks
So Barista, how do you choose the perfect dairy-free alternative for coffee? This is your guide to the multitude of milks.
Plant Based Milks and Coffee: Barista's Pros and Cons
Barista's struggle with plant based milks is real. How to master all of them when the fact is that all plant based milks behave differently with coffee, especially when used in espresso based drinks? The only way is to try: test them and taste them. And that is exactly what I did! Here are my notes, I hope you will find them useful.
Tallinn Coffee Festival 2018: Vibes and Feelings
Tallinn Coffee Festival was a cool get-together for coffee nerds and geeks. At the festival there was plenty of stands with coffee drinks, snacks and displays of teas - and bags and bags and bags of coffee.
How to Make Coffee the Scientific Way?
Even though it is a poor barista who blames his tools, the fact is that toys like Bluetooth-enabled scales and refractometers can give you an even deeper understanding of the world of coffee.
Sonja Björk Grant trains judges for coffee competitions
Sonja Björk Grant runs her own business called Kaffibrugghúsið – a multi-functional coffee company – in Reykjavik, Iceland. She has been involved with the World Barista Championships since 2000 and has influenced the development of the competition’s judging system.
Female-powered roastery increases women empowerment in coffee industry
Fi O’Brien and Casey Lalonde roast their coffee in the small town of Upton Scudamore in England. They source their coffee from female producers, cooperatives and those that work to support them. Their goal is to increase female empowerment throughout the chain from farmers to coffee drinkers.
Anne Lunell from Koppi knows that success demands practice
Anne Lunell is one of the few women who have succeeded in the Swedish coffee championships. Since 2007, she has been running her Koppi roastery with her fiancée Charles Nystrand.
Jori Korhonen: Coffee always tastes great with your grandmother!
Jori Korhonen, Training Expert at Paulig Barista Institute, prefers to enjoy his cup of coffee in excellent company and beautiful natural light. This top expert never interferes with his grandmother when she is making coffee. “I would never have the heart to tell her that coffee should be made in some other way. The most important thing is that I get to spend these rare moments with her.”
Art that we call coffee: Interview with Rusnė Stankevičiūtė
For some of us coffee is so much more than just a cup of black liquid. For a young, talented barista and an artist Rusnė Stankevičiūtė, coffee is a source of inspiration. Her artwork is filled with coffee beans and hints from barista lifestyle.
Marta Piigli: A coffee lover with business sense
Marta Piigli began her career in coffee as a communications manager. She has found her true calling in business management and she encourages all baristas to acquire knowledge about running a business. Love for coffee is important, but it is not enough to keep a business going.
