Roasting Workshop!

Hey B|X!  We (the American Barista & Coffee School) are getting ready to host our first three day Coffee Roasting Workshop in Portland,…

Started by Jen Hurd

Furthering one's coffee involvement in Portland, OR...

Hi all, I'm a barista in Portland, Oregon. I've been in the industry for four or five years now and am curious to hear how some of you be…

Started by Joseph Stout

KID-FRIENDLY COFFEE ROASTING SHOP

Hey BX friends:   A friend and I are working on combining our business models to mesh together a hip, kid-friendly coffee shop (think Chick…

Started by Kirk

Coffee primers, reading recommendations

Hey-all, Trained with the Midwest Barista School almost two years ago, and I've been back in the coffee industry for almost a year now, mos…

Started by Christopher Godwaldt

Call for photographs!

Hi all!   The SCAA Pro Dev Committee members and SMEs are putting the finishing touches on the presentations for classes to be delivered at…

Started by Ellie Matuszak

ATTN: Midwest Baristas: Summer Jam!

Started by Mick Evans

College Plans Next Year

Hey BX'ers,  I am in the midst of figuring out how to pay for college.  I feel very strongly that i will have a career in the coffee indust…

Started by Alex Stoffregen

Coffee Quality Education - Spreading Awareness

As someone that is still very new to the specialty coffee world, I will admit that I was recently of the naive mindset that is (arguably) s…

Started by Mike M

articles for training

I'm about to start training a bunch of people and i'm perusing the internetz for some articles for a primer for my "trainees" to read befor…

Started by ryan mcdougall