Sound wave are all the rage in coffee competitions these days, thanks mostly to 2025 World Barista Champion Jack Simpson who’s been using sound waves are part of his espresso prep for a few seasons ...

The fun in the sun has concluded. The days are shortening and everyone is moving inside for warmth. Which means that our time with the Build-Outs of Coffee has come to a close. Like the summer itself, ...

I’ve seen the future. An event will surely come to pass. Events really. I’ve seen them all at once, coalescing into a singularity like dirty water draining from a bathtub. The vision came to me while ...

We are delighted to welcome you to the official announcement of The Sprudge Twenty, presented by Sprudge and Pacific Barista Series. This is the eighth class of Sprudge Twenty honorees, part of an ...

Remember tariffs? It’s only been a year but in the dog time that is our current hellscape that’s like three lifetimes ago. In case you need a refresher, in April of last year, the US government issued ...

Over a cappuccino at Frederix Micro Roasters in Amsterdam, Houtman told me more about this man, whose name has remained largely unfamiliar to his Dutch compatriots. Here I share highlights of our ...

Here we are, the Big Day, the culmination of a year’s worth of preparation. We’ve reached the Finals of the 2024 World Barista Championship. It started three days ago with 53 competitors from around ...

Welcome to the announcements for the 17th Annual Sprudgie Awards presented by Pacific Barista Series, honoring the very best in coffee. Nominees for each category were chosen by a worldwide public ...

Welcome to The Sprudge Twenty Interviews presented by Pacific Barista Series. For a complete list of 2024 Sprudge Twenty honorees, please visit sprudge.com/twenty ...

“Not only do you appear to have an all-dude coffee policy, your bros are living in some alternate universe unreachable by us mere mortals. They’re switched off, intentionally so, and it’s the women ...

Carrots, okra, corn, bread, tortillas, lupin beans, fava beans, chickpeas, rye, wheat, buckwheat, barley, spelt, malt, corn, peanuts, chestnuts, almonds, figs, carobs ...