AASCA - 2008 Qld Barista Championships

[pie_in_ear]

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HaHaHa, the last place Id expect to see that would be here. Andy, youre not owned by APN are you?

Yes, one of the perks of being the main source of motivation (ie the morning coffee as we are across the road) for the staff at one of the largest print press in SEQ is we cant do anything good without them writing an article. Good thing the Head of APN is an avid espresso drinker and comes in 5 times a day when he is in town.

Watch for Kate next year, Im not making predictions, but....

[Dennis]

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Congratulations Kate...and Pioneer for employing such a talented person!

I just wish I could grab that coffee cocktail youre offering in the pic.

[andy]

Yandinas screaming success

Yandinas screaming success
28 February 2008
http://www.thedaily.com.au

Coffee-making has come a long way from a flat white.

Just ask head barista of Pioneer Coffee, Kate Clarke, who earlier this month gained statewide recognition with her Yandina Screamer – a cocktail type espresso beverage with a tantalising mix of ginger, macadamia, and chocolate.

The Screamer rated highly for Kate in the Queensland final of the Australian Barista Competition, boosting her into fifth place.

A first-time entrant in the contest, Kate was keen to introduce a unique local flavour into her signature creation.

“I got the ginger from across the road (at the Ginger Factory), the macadamias from next door, and the name comes from my love of cars as well,” she said. “Signature drinks are about looking for something that you won’t get anywhere else. This one’s different and decadent, just like me.”

The competition tests baristas’ skills, both technical and sensory, along with judging their professionalism, creativity and passion. Competing baristas make four cappuccinos, four espressos and four signature beverages.

Meanwhile, AASCA certified barista judge Jason Joffe, also of Pioneer Coffee, wants to encourage other Coast baristas to enter the contest and also give local coffee standards a lift by hosting free “barista jams” to exchange ideas and techniques.

“The aim of these competitions is to lift everyone’s coffee-making standards,” he said.

“I will be satisfied the day I can walk into any café and have a great coffee.

“At the moment I think there would be less than 10 on the Sunshine Coast where I would be happy with the level of coffee being served.”

Any baristas interested in local “jams” should register their details with Jason at Pioneer Coffee.

“The get together will be a place to discuss ideas, techniques, coffee, and hopefully put together a team that will travel to Brisbane and have barista jams with some of Queensland’s best baristas,” Jason said.

from:
http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2008/feb/28/yandinas-screaming-success

[GrindOnDemand]

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... Kicking off with a 30kg roaster on site, training rooms, cupping studio, first pour espresso bar. Going to make sure that we have all the toys to play with... Oh FB80 and the usual variation of grinders and reverse osmosis water treatment.

Drooling in anticipation ...

[first_crack]

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We are planning on having the full SHA BANG in Brisbane as we do not wish to be the coffee company that roasts in one location and ships interstate. We much prefer to roast local... Kicking off with a 30kg roaster on site, training rooms, cupping studio, first pour espresso bar. Going to make sure that we have all the toys to play with... Oh FB80 and the usual variation of grinders and reverse osmosis water treatment.

We cant give an exact date to opening as we are still going through council on a few matters, nothing major tho...

Really looking forward to moving back to the home town and get some coffee rocking... You are all welcome to kick the tyres when we open... We will keep you posted.

Peter Wolff

[GrindOnDemand]

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sure will be opening on Montague Road, West End.

Excellent - I live only 5 mins away

Are you planning to have roasting infrastructure on site, or is it just a distribution warehouse for beans roasted in Melbourne? Whens the grand opening?

Tony

[jimmyb]

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nice spot, just been rezoned so their should be a lot more people in the next few years as the buildings all get higher.

[Veneziano]

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sure will be opening on Montague Road, West End.

[jimmyb]

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off topic but, where are you opening? can you give a suburb?

[first_crack]

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I had a really great day on Saturday and I believe that is has shown that there is renewed interest in specialty coffee in Brisbane!

There are more AASCA initiatives being planned throughout the year to help in growing the barista/roaster network in Brisbane. Anne Cooper is a fantastic ambassador for QLD and will be in the mix for the finals in Melbourne.

Guys like Jason and Phil are putting themselves out there for the wider coffee community and they have my support!!!!

I look forward to being both personally available and also the full facilities of the Veneziano roastery & first pour when it opens in Brisbane in the few months.

Keep it growing!

Peter Wolff

[Sparky]

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It was one of Annes open invitations to a CS/CG get together at Pioneer a couple of years back that got me out and experiencing coffee from a wider range of perspectives, with amateurs and professionals all mixing it up and having a great time. Thats where I saw demonstrated for the first time, popcorn popper roasting...

Alas these semi-regular get togethers have become much less regular recently, probably due to a number of factors. Anyway, it was always a pleasure to speak to Anne, Jason, Lukey, Ant, May and others at these occasions (whilst drinking copious amounts of fresh coffee thats been expertly prepared). Thats why Ill be trying to get to Pioneer this Sunday, even though I have a flight at stupid-am the next morning...

Cheers,

Mark.

[GrindOnDemand]

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... Andy knows of my experiences here on this forum and I have been negatively spoken about by people on this forum. So one can understand no longer wanting to take part in this forum - but I did feel the need to defend a company that is doing the right thing as far as Specialty Coffee is concerned.

dont let the turkey wannabes get at ya Anne ... Itd be a shame to see a talented barista not give her voice here

Kinda ironic that you feel the need to defend Di Bella from a long-time customer! As said, my comments were made to invigorate a bit of baristi passion into the forum, NOT to damn Di Bellas contribution to espresso awareness ...

Tony

[jimmyb]

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its was asked before where the competitors work and yes - Alex is at Raw.
Also come and visit me and Christiano at CBD - north lakes westfield.
im on friday saturday, dont come between 10 - 2 if you wanna say hello though

barista jams sound good, lets get them organised.

[GrindOnDemand]

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 Heck, you only have to look at her username to work that out!

yep, its a bewdy - very clever

[andy]

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Andy knows of my experiences here on this forum and I have been negatively spoken about by people on this forum

...and Andy is less than impressed!

Anne is a great example of someone with a true coffee passion that could teach most people here something if they wanted to learn. Heck, you only have to look at her username to work that out!

I think right now is a great time for everyone to consider the content of their posted messages BEFORE pressing the "post" button.

Congrats on winning the first of the state rounds Anne, it was the hardest because of the very short lead time and you obviously handled it well.

Your name is now proudly at the top of the AASCA ABC schedule on the forum!
http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1202798872