This is it folks! The 2011 WBC FINAL ROUND. So grab your brown bags and blunts and ask your mom to convert your time zones, cuz this shit is real and going down on SUNDAY JUNE 5TH 2011.
Click the pic, or right here if you’re slow. If you don’t know, now you know.
Posted in Australia, competitors, El Salvador, Japan, Schedules, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
Our research team has been compiling more info on many of the WBC competitors. Here’s our guide to the national champs, including their tweeters, blogs, where they work, interviews & more.
If you have any info on any of the competitors not-yet-listed, use the contact form to send us deets. (blogs, hilarious stories, videos, twitter, and the like)
EL SALVADOR – Alenjandro Mendez
Alejandro returns, having competed in WBC 2010 in London. You may remember his spectacular signature drink that included “honey rain.”
Alenjandro’s WBC intro video:
FINLAND – Lauri Pipinen
Lauri in Finnish final
He has a fantastic blog following his adventures to WBC here: On My Way to Bogota
He tweets here: @Ladaaa
Lauri works here at Kaffa Roastery in Helsinki
Some nice slideshow of the Finland finals here: http://www.eerokivikas.com/baristafinal_2011/#slides/IMG_8910.jpg
FRANCE – Ludovic Loizon
Ludovic of France
He works with Barista Bartender Solutions (BBS)
We also hear that Ludovic has some badass flair skills:
GERMANY – Wolfram Sorg
he started a roasterie: Backyard Coffee
He tweets here: @wolfredo
And he has a very nice blog here: http://www.wolfredo.de/
GREECE – Stefanos Domitotis
Here’s a familiar face. Stefanos has been in the only returning competitor from the Finals of WBC 2010 – 6th Place. He also competed in WBC 2004, 2005, 2006
tweets: @Stefanosook
blog: http://www.stefanosdomatiotis.com/
he makes coffee at: TAF Coffee, Athens
Great interview from Bean Scene mag (Australia)
his WBC intro video:
HUNGARY – Sandor Toth
Here’s Sandor teaching morning chat people about coffee:
Sandor’s WBC intro video:
IRELAND – Vicky Fitz-Henry
Vicky by CoffeeAngel
Here’s a video of her IBC presentation:
She works at Butler’s Chocolate Cafe (the guy’s voice in the video will make you want some BTW)
ITALY – Francesco Sanapo
Francesco
Competed in WBC 2010 London
He makes coffee at Caffe Corsini
He has a nice blog here: http://francescosanapo.blogspot.com/
Francesco’s WBC intro video:
JAPAN – Miki Suzuki
she makes coffee @ http://www.maruyamacoffee.com/
Miki’s WBC intro video [Warning: Cute Overload]:
NETHERLANDS – Yakup Aydin
Yakup wins in 2010
He works at Espresso Services West
Yakup’s WBC intro video:
. What a cutie!NEW ZEALAND – Hide Kono
NZ Champ Hide
he works at Crafted Coffee Co.
Interview with Hide from NZ television here.
NORWAY – Håkon Kinn
Håkon Winz by TVarney
tweets: @HakonKinn
Håkon has one of the best WBC personal blogs going: http://hakonkinn.blogspot.com/
Don’t miss this video that his been blowing up on Twitter and has a Passions cameo:
Posted in competitors, Competitors, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway
The title of World Latte Art Champion was taken this year by Haruna Murayama. Today she did a guest shift on the WBC brew bar and shared her milk skills with visitors to the show.
Posted in competitors, Japan, People, WBC Caffé
Following the 2011 WBC Bogota - Unofficially 