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In the heart of downtown Ypsilanti, nestled between the library and an unoccupied building, is the coffee brilliance know as Bombadills. Bombadills has been there for five years now and is run by Peter Rinehart. It is a cozy place to eat, caffeinate, mix, mingle, and meet. It is brewing at 217 West Michigan Ave.

You might be lucky and get a front parking spot, if you’re a fan of parallel parking, or there’s a small lot behind the building. Seating is plenty with tables and…

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To anybody that may be reading this, my name is Phillip Prass. As of today, May 9 of 2010, I am 20 years old and working at a Boston Stoker's coffee shop in Dayton. I came across Barista Exchange due to a work bulletin and registered almost immediately.

I've recently come to find a niche in the coffee industry, one where I hope to open a shop of my own.Hopefully this occurs down the west coast, but who knows.

I suppose the point of this blog is to introduce…

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Baristas around the world team up with Coffee Kids to support coffee-farming families



Baristas from over 50 countries will compete for the honor of World Champion Barista at the 11th Annual World Barista Championship (WBC) in London, England, June 23-25. The event will also feature efforts to raise awareness and funds for Coffee Kids, an international nonprofit dedicated to helping coffee-farming families.



This year, the WBC will be held in conjunction… Continue

In the latest Los Angeles Times Magazine, food writer Lora Zarubin goes on a bit of a tirade about the “fetishization” of specialty...Read more.

This first half of Wayne Michigan's only coffee shop

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Read it online at www.freshcup.com

The 2nd Annual Homeroaster's Auction began on Saturday, May 1st. There are over 77 amazing items that will be auctioned off throughout the month of May. Last year's auction raised over $5,600 for Coffee Kids. Companies and individuals from the specialty coffee industry have donated an assortment of top-quality green coffee, magazine subscriptions, grinders, brewers, roasters and much more, with all proceeds going directly to Coffee Kids.



The auction will be hosted by the… Continue

I learned a lot reporting this blog post on Jerry Kaloper.

coffee man ( thanks willie, kris, waylon and j.r.)

I was a barista

with my finger i did slide

with two towels by my side

many a coffee and hot beverages were made

many a folks said…

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It was cold outside this morning, and I didn't approve.Had it been hot in the N.O. I would have been okay with it. Whatever, the morning is starting of the right way. A banana , cigarettes and Some Rawandan from Bardorf and Bronson. Allright, let's get started.One of my roomates here at the Locust House , Jonathan Meadows of White Rock Coffee in, dallas tx. along with Lorenzo Prekins of Cafe Medici in Austin are here…

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What up y'all (where yat) to all my SNOBS. So Bob Arcenaux and I have made it to anaheim, ( it looks like houston, which looks like dallas, which looks like Metarie( sorry Baby) , the only differnce is it's got hills. I wasn't that scared on the flight which is awesome because i'm not a fan of flying . Next year in houston will be great. not a bad drive .

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I know I shouldn't be as starstruck as I am, but seeing some of the biggest names in the game: Lem Butler , Gwilym…

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-bry

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Over the weekend I heard that CMA (Astoria/San Marino/Argenta) Sales Manager Flavio Urizzi suffered chest pains while he was in Ireland as a sponsor/judge for the Irish barista championships. He had to undergo some surgical treatment but is now resting comfortably and will fly back to Italy today or tomorrow. Flavio has always been a great ambassador for coffee and of course for Italian Espresso machines. I was looking forward to seeing him at the FHA in Singapore, although he now wont be there… Continue