Coffee News and Events

Sydney Aroma Festival 2010

July 2010 : Sydney

Sydney's popular outdoor shopping market, The Rocks, hosts an all-day coffee festival. Australia's coffee makers ply their wares for cheap prices, demonstrate how to make the perfect brew and give away plenty of coffee-related freebies.

The Coffee Chain Challenge 2010

May 2010 : Sydney

Sponsored by Equal this event brings together Australia’s leading coffee chains who head up on stage for a competitive show of Barista skills.

The Golden Bean

May 2010 : Sydney

Now in its 4th year, The Golden Bean Roaster Competition & Conference has attracted over seven hundred entries from Australia’s 330 coffee roasters, making it one of the biggest coffee roasting competitions in the world.

Latte Art Championship

May 2010 : Sydney

Sponsored by Pura the Art Championship gives Baristas no longer than 5 minutes to create the perfect Capuccino, Latte and Macchiato with points awarded for taste, presentation and style.

The Coffee Machine Review by Sean Edwards

Out now

The author of Home Barista has recently released his new book The Home Coffee Machine Review. Are you a novice or a coffee geek? Sean’s new publication is aimed at showing people the science and art of coffee making from the beginner through to the coffee expert.

To read more about Sean’s coffee machine recommendations click here.

Latte Art Finals 2010

January 2010 : Gold Coast

To invent and present good-looking coffees has become an art of its own: Latte art. Throughout the world baristas are taking this art further every day. The innovations and the skills are more than amazing. In this championship you will be able to follow the world’s finest latte artists at close range.

Find out more at: www.aasca.com/competitions/latte-art-open-finals-entries/

Cafe Biz 2010

May 2010 (tbc)

Now in its ninth year, Café Biz is the café industry’s premier annual exhibition. The expo will see over 100 café related products and services displayed under one roof.

Find out more at www.cafebiz.net/

World Barista Championship

June 2010 : London

On June 23rd at the Grand Hall, Olympia in London a number of baristas will go head to head to win one of a number of awards. The event includes the World Barista Championship, World Cup Tasters Championship. World Latte Art Championship and the World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship.

Find out more at www.aasca.com/events/

The Coffee Chain Challenge 2010

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Sydney Aroma Festival 2010

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The Golden Bean 2010

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Latte Art Championship 2010

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Equal Golden Bean Winners 2008

November 2008 : Port Macquarie NSW

With over 500 coffees for tasting, the Equal Golden Bean is now the biggest coffee roasters’ competition in the southern hemisphere.

After one week of fierce competition, the overall winner was finally awarded to Fiori Coffee from Western Australia. Fiori Coffee is owned and operated by Kamran Nowduschani and Louise Gordon. They are committed to bringing to the public ethical and sustainable coffees such as Honduran Relationship Coffee.

Komran has been roasting for nearly ten years and has been operating Fiori Coffee since May 2006. They have been providing Perth cafes and consumers a range of specialty artisan roasted coffees as well as quality loose leaf teas, special blend of drinking chocolate and espresso equipment.

For more information on the coffee roaster, check out their site at http://fioricoffee.com/

Other category winners included:

• Best filter coffee - Coffee Plus
• Best retail coffee - Yahava Koffee Works
• Best milk based – Mocopan
• Best espresso - Chosen Bean
• Best Australian grown - Jasper Coffee
• Best organic filter - Gigante Coffee

The Equal Golden Bean has been a huge success for the coffee industry and the praise for this style of event has been positive.

If you wish to find more information about the 2008 Equal Golden Bean Competition, visit www.cafebiz.net.