Welcome to the third event of the 2014 United States Barista Championship season. We’re in Los Angeles, California for the 2014 Big Western Regional Barista Competition, hosted by Wilbur Curtis Co. and Portola Coffee Lab. Your live stream for the weekend is here.
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Day One – Friday, February 21, 2014 – 20 Competitors
1. 10:45 Justin Williams, Front, San Francisco @FrontSF
2. 11:04 Charles Biando, Blue Bottle Coffee Co., Oakland @bluebottleroast
3. 11:23 Maxwell Mooney, Spotted Cow Coffee Roasters, Seattle @MaxwellAMooney
4. 11:42 David Tran, Demitasse Coffee Roasters, Los Angeles @CafeDemitasse
5. 12:01 Liam Neighbors, Crema Coffee + Bakery, Portland @CremaPDX
6. 12:20 Peter Flores, Bar Nine Collective, Los Angeles @BarNineCoffee
7. 12:39 Cole McBride, Visions Espresso / Velton’s, Seattle @colecoffee @visionsespresso
8. 12:58 Nicolas Lawson, Mr. Espresso, San Francisco @OakWoodRoasted
9. 1:17 Christos Andrews, Neptune Coffee / Kuma Coffee, Seattle @christosandrews
10. 1:36 Jamil Radney, Dripp Coffee, Chino Hills @dripp @calligraphy909
11. 1:55 Brandon Weaver, Slate Coffee Roasters, Seattle @coffeeandbookz @slatecoffee
12. 2:14 Cris Mendoza, Saint Frank Coffee, San Francisco @StFrankCoffee @CrisJMendoza
13. 2:33 Michael Cannon, Velton’s / Neptune Coffee, Seattle @neptunecoffee @SuperHarioBros
14. 2:52 Frank La, Copa Vida, Los Angeles @Copa_Vida @Flalessinhim
15. 3:11 Stacy Wood-Burgess, Café Javasti, Seattle @CafeJavasti
16. 3:30 Andrew Ogden, Portola Coffee Lab, Costa Mesa @PortolaCoffee
17. 3:49 Sam Schroeder, Olympia Coffee Roasting Co., Olympia @s_schro @olympiacoffee
18. 4:08 Nicholas Rodriguez, Rose Park Roasters, Long Beach @roseparkroaster
19. 4:27 Bronwen Serna, Vashon Coffee Co., Seattle @VashonCoffeeCo @BDSerna
20. 4:46 June Thornton, G & B, Los Angeles @GandBcoffee
Day Two – Saturday, February 22, 2014 – 19 Competitors
21. 11:45 Sam Brandvein, Caffe Ladro, Seattle @LadroRoasting @sambrandvein
22. 12:04 Mark Nunziata, Barista, Portland @baristapdx
23. 12:23 Corey Autobee, Independent, Seattle @coreyautobee
24. 12:42 Christopher Casassa, Ritual Coffee Roasters, San Francisco @ritualcoffee @LoveofC
25. 1:01 Marla Roach, Crema Coffee + Bakery, Portland @CremaPDX
26. 1:20 Kevin Bohlin, Saint Frank Coffee, San Francisco @StFrankCoffee @kgbohlin
27. 1:39 Corey Critchfield, Case Study Coffee Roasters, Portland @CaseStudyCoffee
28. 1:58 Truman Severson, Portola Coffee Lab, Costa Mesa @PortolaCoffee @trmnsvrsn
29. 2:17 Bethany Hargrove, The Fresh Pot, Portland @thefreshpotcafe @Bethany_ynahteB
30. 2:36 Elle Taylor, Little Owl Coffee, Denver @LittleOwlCoffee @elletay3
31. 2:55 Sarah Posma, Alaska Coffee Roasting Co., Fairbanks @sarahposma
32. 3:14 Riley Paterson, Visions Espresso, Seattle @visionsespresso @rileypaterson1
33. 3:33 Laila Ghambari, Cherry Street Coffee House, Seattle @CherryStreet @lay_luh
34. 3:52 Leslie Ruckman, Bellano Coffee, San Jose @BellanoCoffee @el_rucko
35. 4:11 Rachel Grozanick, Handsome Coffee Roasters, Los Angeles @HandsomeRoaster @rrgrozanick
36. 4:30 Sumner Ohye, The Curb, Kailua @sumos @thecurbtruck
37. 4:49 Chad Bledsoe, Torque Coffee Roasters, Vancouver, WA @TorqueCoffee
38. 5:08 Andrew Villa, Chromatic Coffee Co., San Jose @ChromaticCoffee @villaphoto
39. 5:27 Eden-Marie Abramowicz, Intelligentsia Coffee, Los Angeles @MissEdenMarie @intelligentsia
Day Three – Sunday, February 23, 2014 – 8 Competitors
40. 11:45 Casey Soloria, Intelligentsia Coffee, Pasadena @Intelligentsia @csoloria
41. 12:04 Ethan Poole, Portland Roasting Co., Portland @pdxroast @2Poole4School
42. 12:23 Christine Johnson, Handsome Coffee Roasters, Los Angeles @HandsomeRoaster @compactchris
43. 12:42 Brady MacDonald, Olympia Coffee Roasting Co., Olympia @OlympiaCoffee @braideee
44. 1:01 Sheli Maciel, Allegro Coffee Co., Oakland @AllegroCoffee
45. 1:20 Charles Babinski, G & B, Los Angeles @GandBcoffee @charlesbabinski
46. 1:39 Nick Purvis, The French Press, Santa Barbara @leFRENCHPRESS @nikpurvis
47. 1:58 Jillian Woods, Farley’s Coffee SF, San Francisco @farleyscoffee
48. 2:20 Row Aczon, Honolulu Coffee, Honolulu, HI @honolulucoffee
