Canadian Barista Championship
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Monday I went to the coffee & tea expo to watch the result of the Canadian National Barista Championship. It was a lot of fun. Got to browse the expo, check out some other retailers, try various tea options as well as coffee, and watch the pro’s do their thing.
The competition was timed, and each barista had to pull out three beverages, usually a cappucino, an espresso and a signature drink, the latter of which could be mild or quite extreme.
The judging was on everything from the coffee, to its presentation to the barista’s ability to keep the work area clean.
In the end, the results stand as follows:
- Colter Jones
- Barrett Jones
- Bob Blumer
Bob Blumer is a celebrity chef who came into the competition as a part of his new show, “Glutton For Punishment”, which has him sign up for competitions in various things, from this to being a great waiter and all sorts of other food-related competitions. Sammy Piccolo, our 3 time Canadian champ, trained up Bob in 3 days, and Bob, who hadn’t had a coffee in 17 years, zoomed up into 3rd place.
Tags: barista championship, bob blumer, canadian barista, barista, coffee, canada, vancouver
October 9th, 2006 at 7:09 am
Yes indeed,I do agree that there is a lot of fun out there in such competitions. It reminded me of the various competitions that we use to have during our High School days.Full of Fun. Well done Bob,you have proved that freshers can always compete with the Experienced ones and can win if things are done correctly.Cheers.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:04 am
Let’s be real here~!!!!
Sammy trained him one on one in his own personal training area (3 full days)& shop with unlimited resources and top level equipment and beans &
patience ;)
Blumer does get props for the signature drink “HOWEVER!” even there he had help from another accomplished chef to brainstorm a winning drink.
After watching the show this achievement seems
far from spectacular.
cheers!
December 10th, 2010 at 5:11 am
I love the Barista Coffee.
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