Recent controversy around the cancelations of regional barista competitions by the SCAA has led to lively online discussion concerning the future of coffee competitions. Many voices are calling fo
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Cafe Review: Culture Espresso in Manhattan, a Miracle on 38th St.
Empire State of Coffee The Empire State building dominates the the Manhattan Skyline, but a good cup of coffee in Midtown is a little harder to spot. In an area of town largely dominated by departm
Barista Interview: Cabell Tice, 2013 CoffeeFest NYC Latte Art Champion
Cabell Tice shocked the competitive latte art world when he won the Latte Art World Championship Open at CoffeeFest, NYC as a first time competitor. We sat down (digitally) with the reigning champ
CoffeeFest NYC 2013 – Recap
CoffeeFest NYC 2013 has come and gone but baristas and coffee professionals across the world are still in withdrawals from the mass amounts of caffeine consumed March eighth through the tenth at th
The Coffee Compass is at CoffeeFest NYC 2013
CoffeeFest NYC 2013 CoffeeFest. It’s like the Woodstock of the coffee world. Baristas from Japan, Korea, and all over North America (including this barista) are flying in to compete in the m