francisfrancis! X4 espresso connoisseur's kit : illy caffè North America, Inc. (#)

„A masterful blend of contemporary style and premium performance, the X4's sleek, teardrop shape is cast of seamless, polished stainless steel accented by a blue digital dispay that shows the programmed functions, water temperature and time of day. Factory settings make the X4 simple to use right out of the box, but the home-barista who wants to finesse the perfect cup will especially appreciate the ability to program extraction rate and water temperature - features not found on most home machines. It can also be programmed to turn on up to three designated times per day so it's ready to produce fresh, delicious espresso at the touch of a button. All main functions, such as portioning the desired amount of espresso, refilling the water reservoir and ensuring an even discharge of steam, are controlled electronically.“

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BBC - h2g2 - A Guide to the Menu at Starbucks (#)

„These people behind the counter are really quite hyper; just as you would expect from someone who spends eight hours a day drinking coffee. Some of these baristas may also exhibit a superiority complex. Don't take any notice, though, as most of them are finishing up a masters degree in art history (or something) and very well may be as superior as they think.Understanding the Starbucks menu may take a little work, but if you'll stick with it for a moment, this entry will give you a brief explanation of each of the drinks that you are likely to find in the average Starbucks. First, one thing that you need to know is that there is a bit of an existential crisis regarding the naming of coffee drinks in a Starbucks: menu items in a Starbucks are often named something completely different somewhere else.“

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CoffeeGeek - The Challenges of Professional Barista Training (#)

„As a trainer, I have found in many instances that demonstrating how the rogue habit negatively affects taste in the actual cup is far more effective than simply telling the person to stop. I remember a situation about two and a half years ago, when we had an otherwise great barista that wasn’t flushing the group head before each extraction. All it took for me to neutralize this habit was to have the barista taste a shot of espresso pulled after flushing the group head, then taste a shot pulled on the same group head without flushing. They noticed a profound difference in taste and the need to flush the group head instantly became crystal clear to the barista.“

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From Cappuccino to Frappuccino (#)

„Wrapping up my course in Cafe 101 with Julie, I move on to Caffe Trieste (601 Vallejo, (415) 392-6739) down the street, which in addition to the standard coffee beverages offers up a few with a twist. Paul Umar, a barista at Trieste for the past six years, gives me the scoop. Their Africano is basically a short latte -- the same shot of espresso as a regular latte but with less milk, which results in more coffee flavor. Especially good flavor is the result with Trieste's caffe mocha, which is made with high-quality Guittard chocolate and homemade whipped cream.“

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

„We went back to Hines after 2 hours at the LM plant (where we saw lots of their goodies - one good news item - they've finally gone to production on the welded groupheads - it looks like leaking LM grouphead problems are a thing of the past), and hooked up again with John Sanders and Bronwen Serna. Much more discussion on all things coffee, from the shift from the USBC judging form and style (4 judges) to the WBC judging forms and style (7 judges) for the upcoming Canadian Barista Championship . I'm psyched. Sanders even let me run a batch through his Probat roaster, so if you're drinking some Ethiopian Harar at the shop in the next few days, that's from me to you :)“

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BSCA - Brazil Specialty Coffee Association (#)

„The strategy is to be the main sponsor of the annual Baristas' championship, not only in the world finals but also in the regional semi-finals and in the major local contests. The sponsorship of the competition involves the exhibition of the Cafés do Brasil and Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association brands in events and in their promotional materials, as well as the use of Brazilian specialty coffees by those that attend the events. Ten local contests in different countries of the world, three regional semi-finals and one world final will be held each year in one given country, usually coinciding with a important world coffee event.“

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CoffeeKid - Adventures in CoffeeLand! (#)

„Soon (as in within days) you'll be finding out a lot more about what eMembers are all about, but here's the very short version: two categories, basic and premium ($18 and $45 per year). Both get access to special parts of the SCAA website, an eMember mailing list and/or newsletter, and invites to special regional consumer events like cuppings, roaster tours, barista training sessions and the like. Premium members get more, including special events like "celebrity chat sessions" on the SCAA site, deep discounts at the SCAA Resource Center, and more. It's still fluid (what eMembership will involve) but it's firming up.“

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Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 19 (#)

„Color is maintained and texture is apparent" An espresso coffee can easily be read by an experienced eye, a good shot looks like the one in the photograph to the left. The barista is watching each shot, in endless pursuit of the perfect pour. Using a double porta-filter and 17 grams of freshly ground coffee, perfection is a deep red-brown color that is maintained in the extraction for over 25 seconds and up to two ounces, and a thick texture giving the pour a hanging quality like honey running off the end of a butter knife. Time and quantity are intimately related in an espresso extraction.“

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Tea & Coffee 06/04 - Brazil Barista Boom (#)

„The growth of espresso created a new standard and trade leaders realized the necessity of training personnel in all the facets of preparation and machine maintenance to guarantee uniform drawing and quality. This resulted in the creation of barista courses sponsored initially by the BSCA and also by the Sao Paulo Roasters Association (Sindicafe). Later, some of the large roasting firms and cafe chains created their own training programs for selected employees. In addition, the more advance hotels and restaurants introduced training programs for their espresso service.“

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Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 2 (#)

„I never teach milk to a new trainee, and all my baristas work in teams. A new barista works the shot making side of the machine, while the other steams milk and runs the cash register and supervises the newcomer's coffee for a few weeks. When I see that they are getting a feel for the coffee we go into milk, details of the cuisine, etc.. It usually takes about 4 weeks for a barista to be allowed to solo on a bar while their partner takes a break or does dishes.“

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Indian coffee board- monthly magazine- Cupping - Behind the Barista Part-11 Customer Service for the Barista (#)

„You can create a better experience for the customer by making sure they are able to get everything they may want. A good barista can easily add 20-30% to their daily sales by suggestive selling. Not only should you be willing and able to fulfil an order, you should also be able to suggest other items that may increase the satisfaction of their experience at your place of business. With practice you will find that a good description and reason to buy creates a better customer experience for the customer, while raising your daily sales.“

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Hawaii Coffee Association (#)

„Andrew Hetzel discussed the planning process for the Barista Jam, planning for 140-160 attending. Sheri Johns with Barista Competitions will help with the format, equipment and supplies, resources, concept and skill required. More information will be coming out in next few months as plans continue. Andrew will be in Hawaii for two weeks in January and a meeting will be scheduled for Barista Jam planning.“

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CoffeeKid - Getting Caught Up, Pt. 1: Iron Barista, Barista Champs and more (#)

„This was tough. You have to hyper-focus on the technical aspects of what the Barista is doing, putting out of your mind anything to do with taste, drink serving, or drink look over at the Tasters' table. You gotta concentrate on things like groupheads being flushed, wiping the portafilter, cleaning the wand, flushing the wand before and after steaming, how much milk is left over after steaming and pouring, shot times (challenging! I had to use two stopwatches - so did the other technical judge) and more.“

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BBC NEWS | Business | India's coffee bar revolution (#)

„"Consumers are converging, they're thinking alike, they're aspiring for similar products," said Ravi Deol, Barista's chief executive. "Tea drinking nations like Britain and Japan have been converted to coffee drinking, and Indian consumers are seeking similar lifestyles." Corner bars like these are offering more than just coffee and snacks to their customers. For many of their regular patrons, a visit to these bars is also a part of the western lifestyle they so much want to identify with.“

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www.coffeereview.com - the worlds leading coffee buying guide - Espresso Blends (#)

„With noirish resolution you consider the options: urn coffee that has stewed so long flavor is a remote memory, or an espresso, which at least will be fresh. Then you peer past the barista's bicep tattoos with dull resignation as either: 1) three ounces of tasteless brown water gushes into the cup faster than you can say "I wanted it short," or 2) blackish, bitter, overextracted stuff oozes out of the portafilter drop by painful drop.“

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Gaggia Home Espresso Equipment - Gaggia Espresso, Gaggia New Coffee, Gaggia Classic, Gaggia Baby (#)

„The Classic is Gaggia's top-of-the-line machine for the home Barista. It comes with a polished Stainless Steel housing. The Classic features the 3-way solenoid valve which leaves behind a dry espresso puck after each use, a nice feature for cleanup.“

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CoffeeKid - Things I love about coffee and espresso (#)

„We're talking a person who lives, breathes and thinks espresso 24/7. Well, she does have a social life, but do you know any other Barista who loves the "game" so much that she'll get up early to open one shop and work her tail off, then go to another shop and work until 11pm and close that shop, all the time loving every aspect of what she does? Fourth best in the US, first in our hearts.“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„    Along with your order, however, you’re likely to get something extra to chew on, such as the barista wishing you “best of luck with your subversive activities,” or making some remark about the prime importance of pathos in one’s personal politics. “I stand on my soapbox too much—I vent,” admits Bialik, without a hint of apology. “This is our pulpit.“

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CoffeeGeek - Starbucks Barista Grinder - Frank S's Review (#)

„I have owned the Barista for almost a month, grinding the supply of beans I had on hand without a hitch.  Unfortunately, about two weeks back I shifted to a darker and more oily roast only to find that the grinder simply would not feed beans reliably.  I have cleaned the burrs and washed the "hopper" carefully, but still experience very poor results.“

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Hawaii Coffee Association (#)

„Possibility of creating classes to educate the public about various coffee topics including general coffee topics and specific topics about Hawaiian coffee. Another possibility is to have a barista competition. Also looking into culinary schools to educate about Hawaiian coffees. The desire is to look at ways to promote Hawaiian coffees on the mainland.“

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Espresso Pods and Espresso coffee machines (#)

„A full range of Barista tools and equipment is available from Espressione, including milk foaming jugs & thermometers, spatules, training manuals, timers, weighing scales, shot glasses and specialised maintenance tools. - Contact us for full details. “

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

„It only made sense for me to buy the Barista, but what I can't figure out is why Starbucks sold it to me. Here I am one of their best customers, spending $3-$4 every few waking hours and they send me out the door with my own machine! Why would they want to empower the customer?“

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View topic - Western Regional Barista Guild Jam Jan 15th - Coffee Forum (#)

„Also if you send at least 5 one pound bags of espresso then some of the attendees will get to take those with them to try later as well. This is a great opportunity to get your coffee in front of a ton of passionate Baristas and raise the level of espresso and coffee understanding.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Perry's passion brought her from San Dimas, Calif., to Atlanta to defend her 2003 title in the United States Barista Championships. The event promotes the skill of espresso beverage preparation, and each of the 33 baristi in the event won qualifying competitions to reach Atlanta.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„"There is nothing worse than a 35 seconds shot," said Reed-Jenkins, who has been a barista for Starbucks in the northern British city of Leeds for more than a year. She was referring to the time water takes to go through the coffee screw-in filter of the espresso machine.“

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CoffeeKid - UPS Woes, Excellent coffees, world barista'in (#)

„I'm really serious about getting my Barista judging skills up to world standards. I hope to go down to Seattle next week and spend some time with John Saunders from Hines Public Market Coffee (and John Hornall, and Bronwen, and others!) to get quizzed and shown stuff.“

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Tips on Coffee - Did you know...? (#)

„The average age of an Italian barista is 48 years old. A barista is a respected job title in Italy. Italians do not drink espresso during meals. It is considered to be a separate event and is given its own time.“

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India coffee - News - PwC, KSA Technopak to set Barista franchising plan (#)

„Though Barista is yet to finalise its franchisee model, the company plans to kick off its first franchisee operation next month in Bangalore. "In the next 6 to 8 months, we will open 20-25 franchise outlets. The first one is opening in Bangalore next month.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Like any self-respecting athlete, the fast-talking, perpetually busy Sara has an entourage of 14 travelling with him to the World Barista Championship, including Mum and Dad and various industry types. The event will be held in Trieste from June 18 to 20.“

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:: Water Palaver :: (#)

„weeks tasting the finest roasts known to humanity. And you've put your team through barista boot camp - there's no danger of crusty steam wands or lacklustre portafilter technique. You'd be forgiven for thinking everything's just peachy, right? Wrong.“

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coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„We have a Barista Proteo that was a second hand gift, but it came with no instruction manual. Does anyone have a manual that you can scan and email to us? We don't want to blow up the house, but we are dying for a cappuccino!“

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Mostly Italian Coffee (#)

„Piston espressomachines has to be called the king of espressomachines. The barista manually accomplish the necessary pressure to make a great cup of espresso. Hard to master. The most famous of the piston models are Pavoni.“

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Articles - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„There is lots of terminology with coffee...Yes, it is all meant to confuse you and make coffee seem complicated and elite. Learn a few words here to wow your'barista'.. Toss in the odd reference to'arabica' and crema.“

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CoffeeGeek - Starbucks Barista Grinder (#)

„Bottom Line: Look... if you are just getting started in the home Barista routine, buy Barista products. Sure, there are better for much more $$$, but walk B4 you run!“

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Coffee Talk - Learn to speak like a barista - their lingo. (#)

„ [ Home ] [ What's the news? ] [ Write to Barista ] [ About & Awards ] [ Specials ] [ Search Tools ]“

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CoffeeGeek - Barista Basics... Or Not! (#)

„Often seen by small and large enterprises as a cost, training of the Barista in a café is the most invaluable investment in longevity and sales growth that a coffee service business can make.“

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BSCA - Galleries (#)

„This competition chose the barista who will represent Brazil on the World Barista Championship which will he held in Trieste (Italy), on June 2004.“

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View topic - Barista Training - Coffee Forum (#)

„If you are a barista and cannot afford to pay for a consultant I can give you some recommendations of other great baristi on the east coast you may be able to get help from.“

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LIGHT & SWEET: Crema or Head? - National Coffee Association (#)

„Crema, head or some subtle mixture, it’s sure to bubble up a debate. That is, once you get beyond puzzling whether your server should be dubbed bartender or barista.“

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View topic - Starbuck's Barista..near new..perfect - Coffee Forum (#)

„I have to buy a new portafilter as the current one is shot. (I switched gaskets and PF from another Barista temporarily and it flowed, but won't with the current gasket.)“

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Hawaii Coffee Association (#)

„Full conference registration includes entrance into all speaker sessions, meals, banquets, trade show, and the Barista Jam.“

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View topic - Barista Training in the UK - Coffee Forum (#)

„Nice and simple one this and as the title suggests does anybody know of companies that provide barista training in the UK?“

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Publications - National Coffee Association (#)

„Each package includes a study guide, multiple-choice test with answer key, barista diploma and a durable library case.“

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CoffeeGeek - Starbucks Barista (#)

„Bottom Line: Though my friends are coffee drinkers, I'll NEVER give up my Barista and afternoon lattes.“

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Specialty Coffee Bulletin Board :: View Forum - Barista Guild Board (#)

„   Specialty Coffee Bulletin Board Forum Index -> Barista Guild Board“

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Amazon.com: Books: Textbook of Ayurveda (#)

„All About Ayurveda : by Lisa Marie Coffey, Dosha Diva , author, Relationship Barista“

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Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (#)

„Last chance to enter SCAE UK Barista Championship 2005 “

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Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (#)

„British Barista Championship First Heat Results “

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