Reminder: SNS, Feb. 6th (This Saturday)

February 3, 2010 · Filed Under Austin, Jam, Latte Art, Publicity, barista jam · Comment 

REMINDER

Saturday Night Smackdown

This Saturday

FRANK – Austin, TX

6:00pm – 10:00pm

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Random Picture Friday #23: Sharky Tea Infuser

January 29, 2010 · Filed Under Random Picture Friday, Weather, tea · Comment 

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I wonder if this can turn fear at the sight of a shark’s dorsal fin into drooling.

We’ve had a lot of snow here in West Texas.  Crazy weather.  How is your weather?

Have a Great Weekend!


Latte Art Competition: Saturday Night Smackdown, Feb. 6

Where: FRANK -  407 Colorado, Austin, TX  78701 – (512-494-6916)

When: February 6th, 6pm-10pm

What: “Saturday Night Smackdown was inspired by our dear friends atOctane, those dedicated souls keepin coffee alive in the heart of the dirty south, Atlanta, GA. The idea is similar, to create an event for the surrounding coffee community to gather and share ideas, experiences, knowledge, and a whole lotta love.” – source

The Rules

p.s. – “Instead of the one pour-three judges, winner is picked format SNS will now be done in a more fast paced and thrilling head to head style pour offs. Enter the Single Elimination Bracket System, a tournament style latte art throwdown wherein two baristas pour head to head and one winner is chosen to move to the next bracket unitl we reach the last top two baristas to see who walks away with the top honors.” – source

Who: This one is organized by Tyler Wells(FRANK) and Lorenzo Perkins(Caffe Medici).  the      blog(http://saturdaynightsmackdown.blogspot.com) is run by Lorenzo Perkins.

















So, if you want to get down with some latte art love in th ATX, you know what to do!  Be there.

Duncan Coffee Company Hiring: Jobs

January 26, 2010 · Filed Under Houston, Jobs, Publicity, Roasters · 1 Comment 

I received an email from Mr. Duncan letting us know that they are hiring.

Looking for sales people in Houston
base +  commission

Simple enough.  Thanks!



The job posting (along with contact info) can be found on the Jobs page here at tx-coffee.com

The Dose: Podcast #1

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I hope you enjoy it.  We had a lot of fun making it.


It can be found on iTunes. -> Click



Podcast Coming Soon

January 21, 2010 · Filed Under Podcast, TX-Coffee, The Dose · Comment 

I’ve been wanting to put together a podcast for Texas Coffee People for a long time, but haven’t really done much about it until recently.

The podcast is called “The Dose”, and should be ready within a week or two.  You will be able to find it on iTunes as well.

I have no idea how often these podcasts will take place, but I’m hoping it will be monthly.
I’m also hoping to have the first one finished before the end of this month.  If you have some news for us, we’d like to hear about it.  Grand openings, events, promotions, sales, interesting people, interviews, and almost anything else that you could imagine taking place on a podcast: if you have any, we’d love to hear from you.

Random Picture Friday #22: Mug Mouse

January 15, 2010 · Filed Under Ceramics, Just for fun, Random Picture Friday · Comment 

Introducing: MugMouse.  The most useless seemingly useful piece of office equipment in existence.

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It’s a mug.  It’s a laser mouse.  It reduces productivity to a crawl and effectively keeps your fuel nearby.

Just don’t drop it on your keyboard.


Have a Great Weekend!








2010 SCRBC Results

January 10, 2010 · Filed Under Austin, Barista Competition, Events, Industry, SCAA · 2 Comments 

3rd Place:  Tyler Wells of Frank, Austin

2nd Place: Aaron Blanco of the Brown Coffee Company, San Antonio

1st Place: Lorenzo Perkins!!! of Caffe Medici, Austin

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Congratulations to all of the finalists, the podium finishers, and to the 2010 South Central Regional Barista Champion, Lorenzo Perkins!

SCRBC LIVE Stream. Watch it Here.

January 9, 2010 · Filed Under Austin, Barista Competition, SCAA · Comment 

Sunday

SCRBC:  Finals   12:00pm

Finalists

Tyler Wells
Isaiah Sheesh
Aaron Blanco
Clancy Rose
John Meadows
Lorenzo Perkins

Tyler Wells

Isaiah Sheese

Aaron Blanco

Clancy Rose

Jonathan Meadows

Lorenzo Perkins

Watch live video from usbcscaa on Justin.tv

If you couldn’t catch it from the beginning, try clicking these links:
Day 1
Day 2

SCRBC List of Competitors

January 8, 2010 · Filed Under Barista Competition, Community, Industry, SCAA, Signature drink · Comment 

Just in case you were curious, here is the list of competitors for this year’s South Central Regional Barista Competition.

Day 1

Eason Tseng – OUT OF REGION  Taiwan

Clancy Rose – Cuvee Coffee – Austin, TX

Kirk Knipmeyer – Coffee Roasters of New Orleans – Kenner, LA

Jenna White – Caffe Medici – Austin, TX

Mark Sobhani – Wildfire Coffee Roasters - San Antonio, TX

Andrew McCaslin – Day Break Coffee – Lubbock, TX

Isaiah Sheese – Double Shot Coffee Co – Tulsa, OK

Drew Cambre – Society of New Orleans Baristas – Metairie, LA

Rey Ortiz – Wildfire Coffee Roasters – San Antonio, TX

Lorenzo Perkins Caffee Medici Austin, TX

Nathanael Long – Sugar Brown’s Coffee – Lubbock, TX

Derek Dyson – Topeca Coffee – Tulsa, OK

Greg Hill – Mojo Coffee House – New Orleans, LA

Day 2

Eason Tseng – OUT OF REGION – Taiwan

Sara Hauschildt – Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf – Austin, TX

Anderson Stockdale – Dee’s Coffee, S.N.O.B. – New Orleans, LA

Jonathan Meadows – White Rock Coffee – Dallas, TX

Aaron Blanco – The Brown Coffee Co – San Antonio, TX

John Cunningham – Topeca Coffee – Tulsa, OK

Mike McKim – Cuvee Coffee – Austin, TX

Tyler Wells – FRANK – Austin, TX

Sean Marshall – Fusion Beans – Houston, TX

Steven Wimberley – Caffe Medici – Austin, TX

Garth Bjorklund – Double Shot Coffee – Tulsa, OK

David Buehrer – Tuscany Coffee – Houston, TX

Matthew Long – Sugar Brown’s Coffee – Lubbock, TX


That’s quite a list this year. 24 in-region competitors. Go, SCRBC, Go!



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