Archive for syyskuu, 2010

Stockholm Coffee Map – Update

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Updated Stockholm Coffee Map Öner of Kulbay Coffee and the guys at Kura invited me to Stockholm for a short weekend trip. The main event, the reason why I was invited, was an amazing cupping session at Kura (an independent post coming up). I also had some time to visit coffee places that I had [...]

An evening in the Sweet Shop

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One coffee to rule them all. Of course you need something to accompany the coffee. Yes, we forgot the champagne glasses. “Barista should be standing, not lying behind the counter.” It gets hot when Niki is pulling the shots. 18.00. Later in the evening. If you haven’t seen this movie you’re not a real barista. [...]

Language problem

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After this year’s WBC I began thinking about the language and communication between the competitor and the judges (who seem to have a good understanding of English). Three of the finalists were native speakers of English, two had obviously been living in an English speaking country. This left me wondering, how much competitor’s language skills actually do weight when scoring the performance?