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Ritual Coffee Roasters/Barista Exchange Meet Up/Taco Truck Party S.F. March 29th.
Wanted to announce another chance for bX'ers to meet up and party. The official party being thrown by Ritual Coffee Roasters will take place this Saturday at Ritual Coffee Roasters at 1026 Valencia St. San Fransisco 94110
Barista Exchange will be there in spirit(s). Come out and get down with your local bay area baristas, and all the others in town for the WRBC! Bring espresso!
- Matt
Added by Matt Milletto on March 25, 2008 at 9:02am — No Comments
Starbucks to try its hand at social networking
... "Schultz isn't stopping there. He also wants customers to push back to the company using MyStarbucksIdea.com. In other words, the coffeehouse's own social networking site. Schultz wants to empower his customers to help shape the future direction of the coffeehouse he founded.
This is more than a blog or a forum -- customers can discuss ideas, argue about them, post new ideas, vote… Continue
Added by Matt Milletto on March 24, 2008 at 4:43pm — 4 Comments
Starbucks Ordered to Pay More Than $100 Million in Back Tips
SAN DIEGO — A Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered Starbucks Corp. to pay its California baristas more than $100 million in back tips and interest that the coffee chain paid to shift supervisors.
San Diego Superior Court Judge Patricia Cowett also issued an injunction that prevents Starbucks' shift supervisors from sharing in future tips, saying state law prohibits managers and supervisors from sharing in employee gratuities.
Starbucks spokeswoman… Continue
Added by Matt Milletto on March 21, 2008 at 9:27am — 3 Comments
Updates and Redesign Features
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Added by Matt Milletto on March 21, 2008 at 9:22am — 1 Comment
Starbucks Coffee Company to Acquire the Coffee Equipment Company and Its Revolutionary Clover(R) Brewing System
Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire The Coffee Equipment Company and its proprietary Clover(R) brewing system. The Coffee Equipment Company is a privately held coffee equipment developer and manufacturer based in Seattle, Wash. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.…
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Added by Matt Milletto on March 19, 2008 at 12:14pm — 80 Comments
Happy St. Patricks Day! May all your coffees be Irish.
Follow the classic recipe from the Buena Vista in San Fran. You Ritual peeps better be down there right now! Happy St. Patties everyone!
- Matt
Added by Matt Milletto on March 17, 2008 at 9:18am — No Comments
Coffee Kids’ 20th Anniversary Dinner, May 3rd
Coffee Kids’ will commemorate two decades of helping coffee-farming families improve the quality of their lives at a special anniversary celebration. All coffee professionals and fanatics are invited to join the festivities on Saturday, May 3rd from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the Minneapolis Convention Center. With live entertainment provided by Putumayo World Music, a cocktail reception, a… Continue
Added by Matt Milletto on March 11, 2008 at 12:39pm — No Comments
Barista Exchange Featured on SlashFood.com
Found a cool write up on Barista Exchange on the called "social networking for the coffee-obsessed".
Check it out!
Added by Matt Milletto on March 11, 2008 at 10:18am — No Comments
Going Green in Your Coffee House!
Added by Matt Milletto on March 7, 2008 at 1:46pm — 7 Comments
New Jobs Section on Barista Exchange!
Hi everyone,
Thanks for your participation on bX. I am pleased with the growth of the site so far, and have some great PR stuff planned in the near future. I recently added a new "Jobs" posting page on the site. The format and functionality is killer and as someone who has posted jobs on bX before I encourage you to try it out.…
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Added by Matt Milletto on March 6, 2008 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments
Barista Exchange Meet Up & Dance Party - Ithaca, NY
Here are the details:
Friday, April 11th, 2008
8pm - 1am
Ithaca, NY
The Chanticleer Loft (corner of Cayuga St. and State St.)
Barista… Continue
Added by Matt Milletto on March 5, 2008 at 10:30am — 2 Comments
Dr. Illy Celebration at American Barista & Coffee School Tonight!
6pm - 9pm
ABC… Continue
Added by Matt Milletto on February 22, 2008 at 10:23am — 2 Comments
MARBC Follow UP
Also congrats to Ben from Octane for winning the Millrock Latte Art Competition, along with Justin… Continue
Added by Matt Milletto on February 17, 2008 at 7:03pm — No Comments
Happy Valentines Everyone!
Added by Matt Milletto on February 13, 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments
A Night to Celebrate the Life of Dr. Illy - February 22nd
Last week as we got the sad news of Dr. Illy's passing, and at the end of the week the DVDs arrived in our… Continue
Added by Matt Milletto on February 12, 2008 at 12:30pm — 3 Comments
Vancouver B.C. Road Trip - Part 2
Right as we are leaving Mark Price calls and invites us over. It's now about noon and we both need a break from touring cafes. We found our way over to Mark's and hang out with him and Beata for a while, catching up and Mark and I talk about industry news and stuff, and what our favorite games for the Wii are ...… Continue
Added by Matt Milletto on February 10, 2008 at 11:32am — 1 Comment
1st ever baristaexchange.com meet up ...
Barista Exchange and Murky Coffee present a night of beer, coffee and mingling starting at 7pm at:… Continue
Added by Matt Milletto on February 5, 2008 at 1:36pm — 9 Comments
Dr. Ernesto Illy
Ernesto Illy
July 18th 1925 - February 3rd 2008
It is a very sad day for the specialty coffee industry as Dr. Illy, honorary Chairman of Illycaffè, died on February 3rd 2008 at the age of 82. Dr. Illy was one of the greatest minds in the coffee industry and dedicated his life to educating and breaking new grounds in specialty… ContinueAdded by Matt Milletto on February 4, 2008 at 10:08am — No Comments
Culinary Institute of America creates "Farm Liaison" position
This is a bit off the topic of coffee but is interesting. In the coffee industry we have seen this model thrive, and connection between the coffee farmers, the roasters and the consumers is growing quickly. I am a huge fan of education and transparency ... maybe the American Barista & Coffee School needs a "farm liason"? :)
"The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, NY has become the first college known to have a farm liaison. Paul Wigsten, the… Continue
Added by Matt Milletto on February 4, 2008 at 9:54am — 1 Comment
Vancouver B.C. Road Trip - Part 1
Two nights before we spent a wonderful evening with Chris Owens and M'llissa Muckerman here in Portland and had a dinner to remember at Le Pigeon with the addition of Sarah Allen and Phuong Tran. We ate everything from Cows Tongue, Foie Gras, Sea Urchin, Beef Cheeks, Lamb Shank, Local Truffles, and so much more… Continue
Added by Matt Milletto on January 31, 2008 at 9:59am — 3 Comments
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