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Barista North Carolina

Interview: Lem Butler: 2010 Southeast Regional Barista Champion

From April 15-18, 2010, Anaheim is hosting the United States Barista Championship. Leading up to the competition, Food GPS is showcasing regional barista champions. Meet Lem Butler from Counter Culture Coffee, a contender for...
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2010 Western Regional Barista Champion

Interview: Pete Licata: 2010 Western Regional Barista Champion

This year’s Western Regional Barista Competition was loaded with heavy hitters from California, but it turned out to be an outlier from Hawaii who took the title. Pete Licata, a two-time Midwest Regional Champ...
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Coffee Austin

Interview: Lorenzo Perkins: 2010 South Central Regional Barista Champion

From April 15-18, 2010, Anaheim is hosting the United States Barista Championship. Leading up to the competition, Food GPS is showcasing regional barista champions. Learn about Lorenzo Perkins, a contender for the American coffee...
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Barista Competition Los Angeles

SoCal is Ground Zero for U.S. Baristas in 2010

Competition season is ramping up again in the coffee world. The South Central Regional Barista Competition is already in the books, and nine more regional competitions are forthcoming. Locally, the Western Regional Barista Competition...
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Coffee Portland

PDX Coffeehouse Bike Tour

The four-day United States Barista Championship determined the 2009 American coffee champ, but the excitement wasn’t limited to the Oregon Convention Center. Case in point: On March 5 and 6, when first-round action was...
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Barista Champion

Interview: 2009 U.S. Barista Champion Michael Phillips

Intelligentsia Coffee‘s Michael Phillips outperformed 60 other baristas to capture the U.S. Barista Championship. Now he owns an oversized novelty check, a trip to Atlanta to compete in April’s World Barista Championship, and the...
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