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Introducing the Red Square Six champion baristas
Moscow (August 11, 2011) – Six champion baristas hosted by Soyuz Coffee Roasting will represent their countries as ambassadors of specialty coffee on Moscow’s famed Red Square this summer during the annual Spasskaya Tower international military music festival.
The Red Square Six are:
Alejandro Mendez (El Salvador) – 2011 World Barista Champion and 2011, 2010 El Salvador Barista ChampionFrancesco Sanapo (Italy) – 2011, 2010 Italian Barista ChampionJavier Garcia (Spain) – 2011 Spanish Barista Champion and World Barista Championship FinalistOlga Melik-Karakozova (Russia) – 2011, 2007 Russian Barista ChampionPete Licata (U.S.A.) – 2011 United States Barista Champion and World Barista Championship runner-upStefanos Domatiotis (Greece) – 2011, 5-time Greek Barista ChampionThese champions will be the first in history to impress and enlighten an audience of more than 35,000 expected attendees including high-ranking diplomats, celebrities and business elite with their coffee knowledge, expertly prepared espresso and other espresso beverages using coffee from Soyuz Coffee Roasting’s Barista, Mon Ami and Paretto brands.
Live on-location coverage of the event will be provided by coffee trade favorites Barista Magazine and Sprudge! along with a multinational press corps.
The festival is a five-day celebration running from August 31st through September 4th, with concerts and fireworks displays, cultural and musical performances from the military bands of fifteen nations set against the striking backdrop of the Kremlin.
Tags: alejandro mendez·barista champions·festival·francesco sanapo·javier mendez·moscow·olga Melik-Karakozova·Pete Licata·red square·soyuz coffee roasting·spasskaya tower·specialty coffee·stefanos domatiotis·world barista championshipBeach Bum Cafe microbrews Hawaii
My friend Dennis McQuoid and his Beach Bum Cafe were featured in this morning’s Honolulu Star Advertiser. The article, very well-written by Joleen Oshiro very accurately describes his brew bar concept, despite it being a relatively new one in Honolulu.
“I make the coffee right in front of the customer, and I discuss the farm it comes from, the elevation and the varietal,” he says. “I can tell them where the farm is and what makes it special. I even have a map of the Hawaiian Islands so I can show people as I prepare the coffee.
I get a mention in the article along with colleagues Miguel Meza, Shawn Steiman and Matt Milletto (American Barista & Coffee School).
Be sure to check it out!
Tags: beach bum·brew bar·cafe·Dennis McQuoid·hawaii·honolulu·microbrewStarbucks recalls Bistro Boxes in Georgia and Alabama "due to potential health concerns"
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Chocolate Hazelnut Assplosion
I had big plans for hot sauce. I dribble the stuff on everything I eat, so I have four different kinds in my fridge. A nice idea, I thought, would be to try the whole series of sauces in coffee, then have a post comparing them all, with an intricate rating system to help you, dear reader, choose the perfect hot sauce for your morning beverage.
Here is how those plans got derailed.
Assplosion was a lovely gift from my family. It’s not a great hot sauce; it’s spicy enough, but hadn’t really lived up to its name. Still, I had to try it first, to start this series with a “bang.”
The only coffee I had ready was chocolate-hazelnut flavoured. And you know how chocolate with chili in it is all the rage these days? I thought I’d enhance the chocolate with some Fry’s cocoa and go for that idea in drink form.
I’ve been watching Dexter a lot lately, which makes red drips remind me of blood. That was probably the first sign this wouldn’t turn out well.
When it was all mixed up, the smell was … alarming. It literally hurt my nose a bit, with the combination of bitter cocoa and noxious spice. Ah, but I had to try tasting it anyway. For you, dear reader. All for you.
All I could taste was the Assplosion. I only put a few drops in, but it overwhelmed the coffee, hazelnut, and chocolate such that all they did was add some bitterness and enhance the illusion that I was drinking poison. Or ass.
I want to give other hot sauces a chance. Maybe it’d be better with regular coffee and no chocolate. Maybe there is a sauce out there that can contribute to the pleasant coffee / spice balance I experienced with curry coffee. But I can’t bring myself to try any more; not any time soon.
Plus, I’m starting to feel a rumbling down below.
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