Australian baristas: Master the daily grind
Posted by TheShot on 03 May 2006 | Tagged as: Barista
Today’s Sydney Morning Herald published an article on what it means to be a champion barista: Master the daily grind - Employment News - MyCareer - smh.com.au.
Among the interviewees, David Makin is representing Australia at this month’s World Barista Championship in Berne, Switzerland. Also interviewed is Keith Pettigrew, executive officer of the AustralAsian Specialty Coffee Association (AASCA), who indicated that the AASCA has toyed with the idea of accrediting professional baristas to differentiate them from what he calls espresso operators.
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on 18 Jun 2006 at 10:43 pm PT 1.TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Certified baristas, crema of the crop said …
[...] As an update to a previous post, the AustralAsian Specialty Coffee Association (AASCA) is about to announce plans for formal barista accredation and licensing. According to today’s The Australian, AASCA barista licensing in Australia is set to launch next month at the 2006 AASCA conference: Certified baristas, crema of the crop | The Nation | The Australian. [...]