Home Espresso FAQ (#)

„(A matter of personal opinion, mind you, but I think Vivace's Dulce Blend is probably the finest espresso you will ever drink on this little blue planet. Sadly, this sensation is almost impossible to duplicate on the commonly available home espresso machine.) The amateur barista need not bother with such precision of measure or mass. Fill the filter, tamp the coffee, top it off, tamp it again. Leave about 1/4" space between the top surface of the coffee and the rim of the filter holder to allow for the grounds to expand when the column of water hits them.“
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Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 23 (#)

„For this reason I prefer the title Quality Assurance Manager. It is a new job description combining the technical skills to tune and maintain the machines, the culinary instincts to choose and handle a top espresso blend, and most critical and difficult skill, hiring and training baristas. In Italy, due to cultural and economic differences, a barista may have years of experience before having sole responsibility in preparing caffe espresso. Something that caffe espresso requires due to it's complex and highly perishable nature.“
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Virtual Coffee: How to Choose Your Barista (#)

„It's a career that requires significant apprenticeship and for which no one would assume the title unless he or she could profess to having dedicated time and practice to this art. Here in the United States, the term barista is given to anyone who happens to be standing within ten feet of an espresso machine, whether he or she is truly skilled at the job or not. So how do you determine if the person making your drinks is truly a skilled barista? Here are some clues to watch for:“
http://www.virtualcoffee.com/aug/choose.html - Cached

CoffeeGeek - What Barista Jams Are Made Of (#)

„It is all good stuff when talented people come together of varying ideas, expertise and enthusiasm to talk and taste coffee. I am one who likes to organize things, call it: type A meets ristretto doppio macchiato, add willing volunteers, several espresso machines and great coffee, you get a barista jam.“
http://www.coffeegeek.com/opinions/professionals/ 02-13-2004 - Cached

Teach A Fish To Make Espresso (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„However, Starbucks persisted. They captured my attention and pulled a few sample shots from the Barista espresso machine. The Barista was a far better machine than I had expected. The sample shots had a full crema and tasted great.“
http://www.ineedcoffee.com/99/11/teach/ - Cached

CoffeeKid - Goin' to Seattle, Francis! Francis! and Etching (#)

„, and my fave Barista of all time, Bronwen Serna. We were there to pick Sanders' ear on being barista judges, but also to experiment a bit with their five group machine and talk coffee and espresso theory.“
http://www.coffeekid.com/cafetalk/05-23-2003 - Cached

Cafe Scene in Victoria, B.C. - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„The Italian Bakery provides the bulk of their breads and the coffee is illy. Rated "most beautiful baristas in Victoria" year after year, the guys and gals tending the espresso machines are well trained.“
http://www.coffeecrew.com/articles/.../ cafe-scene-in-victoria,-b.c.-3.html - Cached