Gourmet Coffee Reviews

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February is the month of coffee and love with Valentine’s Day and Specialty Coffee month sharing the stage. And that coffee love is blooming at Silicon valley’s Barefoot Coffee Roasters. Barefoot is hosting Guatemalan National Barista Champion Noe Castro for the month of February. Noe Castro was the Guatemala national Barista champion and went on the compete in the 2006 World Barista Championships in Tokyo nabbing 28th place. Noe recently took third place at the 2007 Guatemala Barista Championship and won the title of “Best Espresso” at the championships.

For the months of February and March Noe will be participating in a Barista Exchange at Barefoot Coffee Roasters. Noe will be exchanging information, techniques, coffee passion and stories with the Barefoot Coffee team. This is a unique arrangement that builds great rapport between all of the participants. The high end of the specialty coffee industry is a supportive community that thrives on open communication and co-opetition. Noe will be learning to roast coffee, cup and blend coffees from many different countries and learn new espresso extraction techniques. In exchange Noe will be helping to train Barefoot’s Barista competition team, Monica Hill and Marie Holston, as they prepare for the Western Regional Barista Competition March 29-31st 2008 in Berkeley, CA. Noe will also be working the espresso bar pulling espressos for customers throughout the month at Barefoot’s coffee bar.

For more information, visit barefootcoffee.com

In response to Gourmet Coffee Month, CrimsonCup Coffee & Tea, home of The World’s Best Coffee, is offering local Columbus, Ohio coffee lovers the chance to be a Barista for a Day with Armando Escobar, CrimsonCup’s CEO (Chief Espresso Officer).

“A barista is a professional who is highly skilled in coffee preparation, with a comprehensive understanding of coffee, espresso, roast degree and espresso equipment,” Armando explained. “Now one central Ohio coffee lover can enjoy being Barista for a Day.” The winner will shadow Armando in the CrimsonCup coffee shop located in Clintonville, Ohio and will learn how to create the magic of a well-trained barista.

Registration for the contest closes February 29, 2008.

For more information, visit crimsoncup.com

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