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Coffee Hawaii

Interview: U.S. Barista Champion Pete Licata (Honolulu Coffee)

I first met Pete Licata in Hollywood, as he won the 2010 Western Regional Barista Competition before catching a return flight to Honolulu. The longtime coffee pro relocated from Kansas to Paradise in 2009,...
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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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Specialty Coffee Los Angeles

Aloha from 2010 Western Regional Barista Competition

Barista competition season is once again going full-blast, and Southern California is currently the epicenter. This past weekend, Hollywood’s Siren Studios hosted the Western Regional Barista Competition, with 30 top baristas from California, Alaska...
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