USBC Semifinals (where are they?) and The Finalists Are Announced
I realize I didn’t post a run-down or primer for the semi-finals round. Apologies!
Unfortunately(or fortunately?) It’s one of those times in which tangible life beckoned.
Anyway, without further ado, here are the finalists. The final six. The elite. The worthy. And so on.
Nick Griffith, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea
Pete Licata, PT’s Coffee Roasting Company
Chris Baca, Ritual Coffee Roasters
Heather Perry, Coffee Klatch
Kyle Glanville, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea
Drew Catlin, Ritual Coffee Roasters
I couldn’t help but notice that all but one of these competitors is from California.
I also couldn’t help but notice that there are two representing Intelligentsia, and two representing Ritual.
Pete Licata took second last year, and Heather, as we all know, took gold (and went on to take silver at the WBC).
This will be a good round to watch! (and at only 2.5 hrs long, it should be managable, I think).
They are scheduled to begin at 12:00pm CST. You can watch it LIVE by following this link.-> http://www.ustream.tv/channel/2008-united-states-barista-championship-live-feed
NOTE!: You can also watch the recorded semi-finals round. Just click the feed above, and click on the recorded video links under the viewing window.
If you want to keep up with photos from the event, there is a group for the SCAA show on flickr which can be found here: http://flickr.com/groups/scaa2008/
Enjoy!
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