Bay Area Barefoot Baristas Invade Seattle - Hope to Take Home the Coffee Crown
Barefoot Coffee Roasters Barista team competing at the 2005 United States Barista Competition on March 10-13 in Seattle, WA looking to take the top prize
Santa Clara County, CA (PRWEB) March 7, 2005 - The Barista Competition team
from Barefoot Coffee Roasters and one of their wholesale café customers’
Baristas will be competing for the title of the United States Barista Champion
at the upcoming United States Barista Competition (USBC) in Seattle, WA. A total
of three (3) of the Baristas competing are on the Barefoot Barista Competition
Team. The USBC is a competition that pits the nations top 50 Baristas from the
best espresso bars across America in an intense espresso making competition. The
winner of the Barista Championship will go on to represent the United States in
the World Barista Championships in April in Seattle. Not to mention some pretty
swank prizes and bragging rights as the best Barista in America.
Baristas
(individuals who excel in the art of espresso preparation) from Barefoot Coffee
Roasters, an artisan roaster of organic and Fair Trade coffees, have competed in
several Barista competitions before and have done very well. Most recently
Eugenia Chien got 7th place and Monica Hill placed 13th at the Western Regional
Barista Competition in February. In a previous competition Monica Hill won first
place at the Bay Area Battle of the Baristas and Eugenia Chien placed third in
the same competition.
The Barista Competition team is comprised of these
coffee rock stars:
• Eugenia Chien, Barefoot Coffee Roasters, Santa Clara,
CA
• Monica Hill, Barefoot Coffee Roasters, Santa Clara, CA
• Eton Tsuno,
Etoniq Espresso, South San Francisco, CA
Etoniq Espresso is a wholesale
customer of Barefoot Coffee Roasters. This is his second competition after the
Western Regional Barista Competition. Monica, Eugenia and Eton will all be
competing in the first round on Thursday March 10th. The semi finals are
Saturday the 12th where they hope to represent the Bay Area.
“I’m
seriously buzzed about competing in the USBC,” said Monica Hill, Barefoot’s lead
Wholesale Barista Trainer and a USBC competitor. “It makes me feel like I’m part
of the coffee revolution, having a small hand in changing America’s view of
coffee and espresso.”
About the USBC
The United States Barista
Championship (USBC) is an event designed to encourage and recognize professional
achievement in the art of espresso beverage preparation and service. Competitors
will prepare and service 12 coffee beverages - one espresso, one cappuccino, and
one specialty drink of their own creation, for four judges in a space of 15
minutes. The winner of the USBC goes on to represent the United States at the
World Barista Championship.
The 2005 USBC - Hosted By KRUPS
This year,
the 2005 United States Barista Championship (USBC), hosted by KRUPS, will be
held from Thursday, March 10 - Sunday, March 13, so that we may host the 6th
Annual World Barista Championship during our annual conference. The USBC will
take place in Seattle, Washington at the former Seattle Temporary Library at the
corner of 8th Ave and Pike Street across the street from the Washington State
Convention and Trade Center. The 2005 USBC will be open to the public and free
of charge. More information on the USBC can be found on the SCAA website at http://www.scaa.org/about_usbc.asp
“Coffee is a
culinary art. These Barista competitions are an exciting part of the major
espresso renaissance that is occurring in America today.” Emphasized Andy
Newbom, Chief Espresso officer of Barefoot Coffee Roasters. “These competitions
are all about showcasing the immense skill, talent and knowledge it takes to
create a perfect espresso. In the next five years great Baristas will be a
professional class alongside pastry chefs and sommeliers.”
The SCAA is
the trade association for the specialty coffee industry, one of the fastest
growing food industries in the world. The organization sets industry standards
for growing, roasting, and brewing and promotes sensitivity to the environment
and a consciousness of social issues. Their more than 2,500 company members
worldwide include coffee retailers, roasters, producers, exporters and
importers, and manufacturers of coffee equipment and related
products.
Barefoot Coffee Roasters is a full-service coffee and espresso
bar and artisan organic wholesale coffee roaster located at 5237 Stevens Creek
Blvd. in Santa Clara (at the corner of Lawrence Expressway near Bed, Bath and
Beyond). Barefoot was voted the Best Coffee House in Silicon Valley by Metro
magazine for 2004. Barefoot is famous for their traditional cappuccinos as seen
on NBC news. All coffees are roasted fresh in the café by skilled artisan
roasters using old-world, small batch roasting techniques to coax the best
flavor out of every coffee. Barefoot Coffee Roasters actively practices and
promotes sustainability in both products and practices. Over 85% of Barefoot
Coffee Roasters coffees are organic, shade grown and fair traded, resulting in
not only better coffee but better living and working conditions for the farmers
and their children for successive generations. Barefoot Coffee Roasters was
recently certified as a licensed Fair Trade coffee roaster by Transfair USA. The
café features computers for Internet access, as well as Wi-Fi Internet access,
and serves high-quality coffees, teas, pastries, desserts and chocolates.
Barefoot Coffees are served and enjoyed in many fine cafés and restaurants
throughout the nation. Barefoot Coffee Roasters is proud to be a participating
member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America, the Roasters Guild and a
founding member of the Barista Guild of America.
For more information,
please call (408) 248-4500, visit www.barefootcoffeeroasters.com or simply drop by.
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