New Zealand Barista Championships – Start your engines!
22 January 2009 in Barista Competitions, Blogroll, Coffee
Thats right this weekend is the start of the NZBC for 2009. Its starting off with the Wellington heats on sunday the 25th at Cafe Laffare, College Street in Wellington! Be there and support your local Barista!
The Wellington competition is then followed up by heats in both Auckland (Saturday 31st January 9am- 7pm at Allpress Roastery in Auckland.) and Christchurch (Sunday 15th February 9am – 7pm at Vivace Roastery Tuam Street in Christchurch) with the finals being held in Christchurch also.. (Saturday 28th February at C4 Roastery Lichfield Street in Christchurch)
The Eventual winner will be named New Zealand Barista Champion, and will get the chance to represent NZ at the WBC in Atlanta, USA !
The events are promising to bring out some of the countrys best baristas! With discussions on blogs and forums heating up.It will be exciting to see what happens!
I am personally not competing in the national competition this year, and as such, have been asked to judge in the wellington heat. It will be eye opening being on the other side of the table. Hopefully i will be able to learn heaps from looking at it from judges eyes so to speak.
Keep an eye on this site, and i will try and keep you updated on the going-ons in upcoming comps!
In the meantime.. one of the favourites for the competition (Previous NZ Champion 3 times! – with the last time coming 3rd in the world at the World Barista Championship) has a blog and is keeping it updated with his journey on his way to competitions and the people he meets, and how his preparation is going (without giving too much away!) very interesting reading! check his site out here! Carl is competing in the Christchurch heats! He has a wealth of knowledge in the coffee scene and has helped many a barista in thier journey – including yours truely!
To get more in depth info on the Competition, and the Coffee Roasters Association, whom are running/hosting the events check out thier website.
Until my next post. take care
Coffeeman 
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