Regional Barista Competition Dates Announced

We are excited to announce that we've secured the majority of dates and locations for the United States Barista Championship (USBC) & Regional Barista Competitions (RBCs) for the 2012 cycle! Visit the USBC website

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Complete your Customer Service requirement with a webinar

We're excited to present dates for upcoming opportunities to complete the CP103: Customer Service course requirement of the BGA Level 1 Certification program. Read More

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Grow your career opportunities through BGA Certification

The Barista Guild of America offers certification courses at regional SCAA Skill-Building Workshops throughout the year and at our annual Exposition. To see a list of upcoming courses, visit our events page. To learn more about Barista Guild Certification and view the list of certified baristas, visit the BGA website.

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the barista throwdown. Fri. Sept. 16th, San Francisco!

Posted by jason dominy On 12:38 PM
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When: Friday, September 16th – 6:00-8:45 pm

Espresso, Booze, & Beats: Chop it up with reps from our event sponsors from Fair Trade, Mr. Espresso, The Barista Guild, and Straus to learn about everything from micro-climate to micro-foam.

Free Admission to Public – $5 Registration to compete. Crowd favorite wins all registration fees and a free vendor tasting.

Guest Pops Ups by: by Copper Top Ovens, Winners of the 2011 Nomadic Pizza Throwdown. Halal Halal, NYC style street fare, and Frozen Khusterd, featuring tastings of single origin coffee flavored custards.

Register to compete: Email two latte art photos to barista@coffeebar-usa.com by September 9th to qualify.

And…..on the SAME night (and Saturday too), we’re partnering with Z space on:

Z Space Presents: The People: San Francisco

Grand Scale Live Performance Art by the Big Art Group at Z Space. 100 FT Wide building projection with full block closure. http://www.ybca.org/big-art-group.

Doors Open at 7:30 pm, show at Sunset. $10 admission.

Check the video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwA3wFaSxGM