Regional finalists in barista contest head to national championships for $1,000 prize
Posted by TheShot on 06 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: Barista, Local Brew
Today’s San Francisco Chronicle gives some pre-USBC competition pep rally props to local baristas Ryan Brown and Gabe Boscana of Ritual Roasters: SAN FRANCISCO / Pouring in the rain, they are the hot shop / Regional finalists in barista contest head to national championships for $1,000 prize
The pair are heading out to Charlotte, NC today to compete for the national barista championship title after qualifying in the recent Western Regional Barista Championships. Best of luck to our hometown heroes, who also include Eton Tsuno of Café Organica.
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on 27 Apr 2006 at 12:41 pm -05:00T 1.TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Non sequitur: Required coffeehouse reading said …
[...] Stopping off at nearby Ritual Roasters beforehand, I ran into Gabe Boscana on duty and asked him about the recent U.S. Barista Championship (his answer, after six days of the SCAA conference: “Long!”). After downing a great macchiato (thanks again, Gabe), I caught a brief glimpse of one of those strange, quintessential S.F. moments while heading out the door. [...]