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The Brasilia Barista Challenge 2009 is here, aimed at rewarding and recognising shop Baristas, it has been designed to be light hearted, fun and relaxed and is open to anyone in England, Scotland and Wales.
There are to be 5 regional heats with the final here at Caffe Society’s own headquarters on the 18th of November.
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Want to see one of our superb Brasilia machines in action?
Well now you can without even leaving your chair.
The Majore, Execelsior and Sublima now all have their own videos showing the machines in action with Paul Meikle-Janney making a espresso, latte and cappuccino on each.
The Opus Sublima also has introduction piece to describe the differences [...]
The last video of this set is how to froth milk on a traditional coffee machine with the steam wand.
As with the others, the video stars Paul Meikle-Janney who first talks through the steps of frothing milk, then goes through the process with a close up, so you can see how it’s done.
Paul shows that [...]
This barista tips video is how to make a cappuccino, shown on the Brasilia Excelsior with Paul Meikle-Janney, Head Judge for the World Latte Art Championship.
Follow the steps and with a bit of practice you will be able to make the perfect cappuccino.
Our next barista video tip, how to make a latte builds on the how to make an espresso video, to show the technique needed to make this classic drink.
Again thanks go to the video’s star, Paul Meikle-Janney, Head Judge for the World Latte Art Championship.
Welcome to the first of our video Barista tips, how to make an espresso.
Thanks go to the video’s star, Paul Meikle-Janney, Head Judge for the World Latte Art Championship.
Watch out for more video barista tips coming very soon.
The Original Barista Competition is Back
The original Brasilia Barista of the Year Competition came to an end back in 2003, re-named The Brasilia Barista Challenge, the new version will commence Mid-October.
Now aimed at rewarding the local shop barista, the Brasilia Barista Challenge has been designed to be light hearted, fun and relaxed.
The Brasilia Barista [...]