Celebrate the Bean - Melbourne 2008

[martybean]

Re: Celebrate the Bean - Melbourne 2nd March

I faxed my entry off today should be a bit of fun .Now I need some ginuea pigs to try my coffee, as my wife dont drink it .

[LES]

Re: Celebrate the Bean - Melbourne 2nd March

Hi Andy,
I would be happy to donate an I-ROAST2 for you to demonstate and you can give it away as a prize at the end of the day.
Les

[fatboy_1999]

Re: Celebrate the Bean - Melbourne 2nd March

Well, I have faxed away my entry for the Home Barista challenge.

Im just looking forward to the experience. Currently I have no aspirations to become a barista, but think that this should be a bit of fun.

And Im hoping that I can get the crocs for my little girl as Im not sure they come in size 14!

[TC]

Re: Celebrate the Bean - Melbourne 2nd March

CELEBRATE THE BEAN- CROCS HOME BARISTA CHAMPTIONSHIP COMPETITION!

Home enthusiasts battle it out for the title of Top Home Barista! Expose your obsession and take part in our Crocs Home Barista Championship on Sunday 2 March at Waterfront City.  To register click here and complete the entry form to battle it out for:

1st prize - $500 and Coffex coffee to the value of $150 and A Home Barista Kit from Home Barista Institute valued at $195

2nd prize - $250 and Coffex coffee to the value of $50 and A Home Barista Course from Home Barista Institute valued at $150

3rd prize - $100 and Coffex coffee to the value of $50 and A Home Barista Course from Home Barista Institute valued at $150

Entries close on 15 Feb 2008.
Participants must not be currently working as a barista

Entry costs $50 and includes a free pair of Crocs.

If I entered and won, I think Id have to donate the coffee back to a worthy cause [smiley=evil.gif] :

[andy]

Re: Celebrate the Bean - Melbourne 2nd March

CELEBRATE THE BEAN- CROCS HOME BARISTA CHAMPTIONSHIP COMPETITION!

Home enthusiasts battle it out for the title of Top Home Barista! Expose your obsession and take part in our Crocs Home Barista Championship on Sunday 2 March at Waterfront City.  To register click here and complete the entry form to battle it out for:

1st prize - $500 and Coffex coffee to the value of $150 and A Home Barista Kit from Home Barista Institute valued at $195

2nd prize - $250 and Coffex coffee to the value of $50 and A Home Barista Course from Home Barista Institute valued at $150

3rd prize - $100 and Coffex coffee to the value of $50 and A Home Barista Course from Home Barista Institute valued at $150

Entries close on 15 Feb 2008.
Participants must not be currently working as a barista

Entry costs $50 and includes a free pair of Crocs.

[andy]

Re: Celebrate the Bean - Melbourne 2nd March

It should be a blast with CSrs from all over the countryside, Im really looking forward to it.

From the offical website:

Celebrate the Bean
When 2/03/2008 11:00 AM

Event Detail
Make sure youre in fine form for a day of utter extravagance at Sundays Celebrate the Bean. An all day, open-air coffee celebration with an abundance of sweet treats for the chocolate fiends. Join Melbournes best roasters and hottest baristas, arrive as the first grinders crank into gear and steaming milk begins to whistle. Through the day on stage - Crocs Home Barista Championship, Equal Latte Art Smack Down, Ethiopian Coffee Roasting Ceremony and Live Music.


ON THE MAIN STAGE AT WATERFRONT CITY
12:00 - 13:00: Sounds from a coffee growing country: Los Romanticos
13:00 - 14:00: Crocs Home Barista Championships - Session 1 Expose Your Obsession
14:00 - 15:00: Sounds from a coffee growing country: West Papuan Cultural Choir
15:00 - 16:00: Crocs Home Barista Championships - Session 2 Expose Your Obsession
16:00 - 17:00: Equal Latte Art Smack Down Latte Art Showcase
17:00 - 18:00: Sounds from a coffee growing country: Lion of Jud

COFFEE EDUCATION SESSIONS from 11:30
Free entry - no bookings necessary
Please note limited spaces available, come early to avoid disappointment



DISCUSSION ROOM

11:30 - 12:00 and 14:30 - 15:00
Green bean sourcing and importing. How coffee trading works - from origin to consumer

12:15 - 12:45 and 15:15 - 15:45
From bean to cup.  How coffee is grown, processed and harvested

13:00 - 13:30 and 16:00 - 16:30
Getting the right machine for you. How to ask the right questions on buying your home machine

13:45 - 14:15 and 16:45 - 17:15
Home roasting and commercial roasting.

How coffee is transformed from a green bean to your caffeine fix


BAR AREA
Learn how to make a perfect espresso based coffee.
Allows for questions from the audience.
11:45 - 12:15, 13:15 - 13:45, 14:45 - 15:15, 16:15 - 16:45

TASTING PAVILLION13:00 - 15:00  
Train your palate and sensory exploration. Taste a range of different coffees


Venue
Waterfront City
Melbourne Docklands
Map Reference 2 E D 4
Nearest Public Transport Catch the free City Circle tram until 6pm to the corner of Harbour Espl; La Trobe St or the No. 30 via La Trobe St to Docklands Drive. Or catch the train to Southern Cross Station walk west over the Bourke St pedestrian bridge along Harbour Espl.

http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/www/html/128-event-details.asp?eventId=13192

[LindaD]

Re: Celebrate the Bean - Melbourne 2nd March

If there is anything I can do please let me know!

If you need an extra GC or just someone to help hand out paraphernalia, count me in!

-Linda

[scoota_gal]

Re: Celebrate the Bean - Melbourne 2nd March

And if you havent met me already, Celebrate the Bean will be your chance!

Ill be there, helping Andy talk coffee to anyone who comes along. So, I look forward to meeting some forumites as well as introducing some new ones to the forum!

[reubster]

Re: Celebrate the Bean - Melbourne 2nd March

Andy

You should also have a display/poster outlining the concept and virtues of the Fair Crack scheme.

[reubster]

Re: Celebrate the Bean - Melbourne 2nd March

Andy,

Id love to help and hereby put up my hand to volunteer some time on the stand.

A couple of PCs with keyboards showing CS live is a great idea and I see great value in showing/guiding people through the various parts of the site.
I reckon at least 2 independent PCs would be required so that interested parties get a chance of reasonable [for an expo] look.
IMO Laptops present a security nightmare in a crowd.

Id be happy to bring in/loan my Corretto setup for static display and would even be prepared to pull off a roast demo, but Ill not vouch for the quality of the roast given "expo" conditions.

Suggest a dogbowl/HG and a Popper should be displayed too.

Perhaps a film showing 5min demos of various home roasting methods could be produced, and shown through the day....big ask I know, but there are some pretty resourceful people here.

You need cool handouts promoting CS Brown with tasting notes/medal tally and site details etc, maybe backed with some giveaway[s] for new members or CS Brown customers.

I agree, itd be great to sell/giveaway sample shots of CS Brown, but with everybody else doing this, the impact may get a bit lost.

A display of beans at various roast levels is a great idea, and even better if people can "run their fingers through them".

I suggest you bring some of those clear plastic [empty] expo pass holders, so us CSers can bring our cards and generally swan about the place adding street cred.
Cool CS Tshirts worn and sold on the stand [and beanbay] would be even better....black Tshirt with card logo across the chest.

[fatboy_1999]

Re: Celebrate the Bean - Melbourne 2nd March

Are you going to be able to do a roast at the display? Like in the GeneCafe or similar?
Would be interesting, but youd have to be sure to keep the burny ow-ows away from the crowd.

I like the idea of the transition roasts.

Im about to fax off my entry for the home barista comp. Whee.

[andy]

Re: Celebrate the Bean - Melbourne 2nd March


Making coffee was going to be on the cards but a little too much trouble with fridges etc.

A 10 foot CS card would be cool. Ill have a think on that (I know someone who knows someone with a large colour plotter... I can smell a favour swap!)

Van art? Not sure, it will be close. Great if it is although I doubt there is much car parking nearby. Will have to scope the area for a good exposure spot prior to the event.

BBQ drum? Yes please, although I doubt it needs cleaning. Like an antique, it adds cred when its grubby.

No rubber chicken needed... boy those 3 years went fast.

[fatboy_1999]

Re: Celebrate the Bean - Melbourne 2nd March

Are you planning to make coffee at all?
Probably too big an ask (machine, supplies and baristi), but would be a great chance to showcase some CS brown.

I would suggest a printed backdrop of the CS membership card if possible.
Failing that, just the web address and logo in a number of places.

Will the artwork on the van be done by then?

Ill bring the BBQ drum in if you like. Ill even give it a clean.

No need for the rubber chicken now!

[Andy]

The 2009 Event has just been announced.

See: http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1228370360



Celebrate the Bean
Sunday 2nd March 2008, 11am-5pm
Waterfront City, Docklands
Melbourne

Yes, Celebrate the Bean is back and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever if for only one reason...

COFFEESNOBS WILL BE THERE!

Yes, the rumours are true.  CS will have a two table display stand in the Origin Roasters Marquee and we will be showing the visitors the tips, tricks and joys of home roasting.

According to Melbourne Food and Wine:

Celebrate the Bean is a full-flavoured experience that captures the passion and interest of lovers of coffee and chocolate alike. It celebrates the culture and lifestyle of all things coffee and chocolate with a showcase of coffee blends by boutique roasters and coffee tasting, domestic machine display and demonstrations, coffee education workshops, a dedicated chocolate room and live music entertainment.

...but we know as CoffeeSnobs the place to be "seen" will be on our stand!

Currently I’m thinking of getting a few weird and wonderful home roasting devices to static display and then maybe have a couple domestic roasting appliances in action to show how home roasting is done.

We will also have a range of green beans to display so people can see what they look like and should do a couple of transition roasts to show the different stages.

Scoot suggested a notebook and NextG card so we can have the site live on the stand too.

So, who wants to participate?  What ideas do you have for the display?  What else should we do?