Your 2011 WBC Finalists Are…
Here’s your 6 WBC Finalists for 2011, complete with tomorrow’s order and competition times (UTC/GMT -5 hours): 1. Javier Garcia of Spain – 12:15 2. Miki Suzuki of Japan – 12:45 3. Matt Perger of Australia – 1:15 4.…
Video: R. Miguel Sings For Sprudge While Sorting Coffee #WBC2011
Every competition team has their own backstage rituals. Here, enjoy a candid look at R. Miguel Meza, skipper for Team USA, while he sings the timeless Hawaiian folk song “I’m Sortin’ Beans”.…
WBC 2011 – These Finalists Gave Me An International Semi!
Here are your semi-finalists for the 2011 World Barista Championship! Performance Times Follow UTC/GMT -5 hours 1 Javier Garcia, SPAIN 11:17 2 Matt Perger, AUSTRALIA 11:36 3 John Gordon, UNITED KINGDOM 11:55 4 Miki Suzuki, JAPAN 12:14 5 Lina…
#WBC2011 Caption Contest Numero Uno!
Oh, hey! It’s a Sprudge.com caption contest! What’s World Barista Champion Stephen Morrissey saying to this hunky news correspondent on the showroom floor in…
HOT SCOOP: Blue Bottle To Open 3 New NYC Cafes
This just in from an anonymous inside source in the Bay Area. At a recent all-staff meeting, Blue Bottle Coffee announced that it is planning not one, not two, but THREE new locations for New York City in Summer 2011. This…
Stumptown Speaks To Sprudge On New Investment: “We Get To Be Even Better”
It’s business as usual today at Stumptown Headquarters in Portland, Oregon. No track-suited European business investment goons or Wall Street Types milling about; the same low-key “get stuff done” vibe abounds, and the staff is busy, but not too…
Another Theft Heightens Security at #WBC2011
World Barista Champion Michael Phillips was brewing coffee at the WBC Brew Bar late this afternoon when his Canon DSLR was brazenly swiped from the counter. This marks the second reported theft at WBC 2011, and security is being…
#WBC2011: HunkShots™ With Randy
Hiiiiiiiiiiii. It’s me, Randal H. Bodom, coming at you from the caliente capitol of Colombia, the one and only Bogota. Say it in a whisper. Bogota. Sends shivers right down my spine! You know what else makes me shiver?…
Strand Down With Stumptown: NYT Covers TSG Investment
As journalists around America continue to cover Stumptown’s newly minted investment partnership with TSG, we’re provided with yet more antidote to the clod-like and deeply biased “coverage” from Esquire’s popular blog, “Food For Men Who Are So Masculine They…
An Exclusive Report From The WBC Livestream
During Wednesday set up, it appeared as though the live feed WBC 2011 was clear skies and cruising altitude. Then the first presentation started and there was unforeseen turbulence, resulting in a number of audio and video issues and…
EmOak Laptop Stolen At #WBC2011
WBC FLASH UPDATE: This just in – Emily Oak, chief insider for the Official Unofficial World Barista Championship blog and coffee’s most beloved Kangaroo, had her laptop stolen from the broadcaster’s booth early on Thursday morning. We now have…
Mark Inman: Real Ford Owner
Mark Inman: Senior Trainer at Volcafe, Portafilter.net Podcast Co-Host, Real Ford…
HunkShot: Hunk #1 At #WBC2011
Scandinavian short-shorts! Those gams! Wait, what competitor is up? Does it matter? Oh! Hey! It’s me! Randy Bodom! I’m here at the WBC reporting on the hunks of Bogota, and let me tell you, it’s not an easy job.…
#Slurparama: Top 10 Coffees And The Scene At Hacienda El Roble
At Hacienda El Roble, seventeen roasters from ten countries cupped thirty-one arabica varietals, all grown in a remarkable garden right there on the farm. The garden contains seventy-two different coffee varieties and species, and the thirty-one samples we cupped…
