I think the most exciting thing about Christmas for me has been time off. Part of that has been having a little spare time to look through the bits of video I shot at the last UBF that Gwilym hosted at Columbia Road. We were all a bit gutted when that morning’s snowfall turned into [...]
I am aware there is some potential for me seeming like an arrogant so and so in this post, but it really is just about having a bit of a discussion.
It is no surprise that I am a big fan of barista competitions, but having recently gone through the UK judges workshop there are a [...]
Much fun was had at the UBF last night. I was pulling shots all night, but had my camera with me so shot a bit of video as we went along which I’ve cut into a fun little thing:
UBF IV from James Hoffmann on Vimeo.
The challenge was head to head pour again, in UBF [...]
You are all doubtless going to get sick of me posting about the WBC in London in the coming months. For now I shall just post the link to the new WBC website with the London 2010 design.
http://worldbaristachampionship.org/
See you there?
Sparked by Cindy’s tweet about the WBC accepting Event Hosting proposals for 2011 I thought I’d quickly post about something I’d love to see: WBC held in a producing country.
Hopefully a few of you reading support this – it would be no more expensive for travelling to than Japan was for most of the world. [...]
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I should probably try and post some vague approximations of all the craziness, stress, surprise and good times that was the WBC this year.
So – Gwilym’s performance: I am sure pretty much everyone has worked out that we didn’t go to this competition with the main goal of winning. The idea this year was the [...]
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Read this post by Ben Helfen for some good local info.
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A rather hopeful post I know – but I would be grateful if anyone can help:
Is there anyone out there reading this who might be able to lend/loan/rent one (or cheekily two) timer modified Anfim grinders for Gwilym to use in ATL in a few weeks?1
I am open to bartering/bargaining/trades/whatever it takes….2
If you are somehow [...]
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IMPORTANT: We don’t yet know if this is a one off glitch or common to all machines.
This is probably of interest to anyone who has competed or watched competitions since 2005.
In some competitions the La Marzoccos used were GB5 and FB80 AV machines – meaning they have a line of buttons linked to volumetric controls. [...]
Last year I wrote a post with 6 tips for barista competition. This year, with the rule changes and all, I wanted to write another little post (though still give the first a quick re-read…).
I really want to encourage people to enter, it isn’t as difficult or scary as it seems. Everyone who competes, as [...]
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