Me: Let's go to Portland
My sister (Carla): Okay!
Me: No, really. I'm serious.
Carla: Me too!
We are broke, but for the sake of coffee, we'll scrap every penny we have, even if it will involve sleeping uncomfortably in a Mazda 3 and several packed lunches of chips, fruit, and water. But it will all be worth the days surrounded by coffee culture and of course Portland's green scenery.
Here is a quick rundown of how the competition goes.
Each competitor gets 15 minutes to serve four judges each a single espresso, single cappuccino, and a signature espresso-based drink - one that they created on their own. These are the Sensory Judges, in which they judge based on the appearance of the drink, taste, mouth feel, color, texture, etc. There are also two Technical Judges, who look at the waste of coffee and milk, how consistent the barista is, their cleanliness, consistent extraction of their espresso shots, and how well they clean up after they finish serving the judges. On top of this, there is also a Head Judge.
The competition is based on how the drinks taste, but a barista's score also greatly depends on his/her presentation: whether or not their drinks have any spills on them, whether or not they served the judges water, how well they talk about their coffee and signature beverage. They are essentially servers.
Along with the competition, Carla and I are going to scope out the marvelous coffee scene. (We have a list of shops we must stop by before we leave.) And, whats a coffee event without a little get-together? Yes. We baristas like to party.
As featured in
Barista Magazine.
I really enjoy your blog. Not because I like coffee but because of your style of writing that is easy to read as blog writing goes, your choice of font and alignment. The result created a very casual and personal atmosphere.
ReplyDeleteYou might want to try to add a couple more visual accents in your body text to spice up the overall light font style, such as dark orange on key terms, events, etc. Add a couple more gadgets to the side that are related to your blog, may be even ads to your coffee house. Personally I look forward to read your blog and experience what I could as if I were in your coffee house, such as nice mugs, music, plants,...I am getting carried away!