2008 Mid-Attlantic/Northeast Regional Barista Jam

[Troy Reynard]

It is my pleasure to announce that the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Barista Jam (Formerly "Beasts of the East") will be held March 5-7, 2008 at the Bank Street Annex in beautiful, historic Easton, PA! Building on last year's success, this year's jam will include some new things.

-Wednesday evening registration and reception featuring food/coffee pairings.
- 'Spro-Down, Espresso extraction competition. (Entry fees to benefit Bikes to Rwanda.)
- Latte Art Throwdown (Entry fees to benefit Bikes to Rwanda.)
- Two jam sessions open to the public, where jam participants will make drinks for the public, donations to benefit Bikes to Rwanda.

This is in addition to the seven educational sessions and five jam sessions. There will also be a barista party on the Thursday evening of the event, at which the Latte Art Throwdown will take place, and there will be FREE beer!!!!! We are assembling an All-Star cast of presenters. If you are interested in presenting, or sponsoring, please feel free to contact me. Additional information for attendees will be available shortly.

[Matt Milletto]

troy - i'll have a poster done next week! promise

[Troy Reynard]

A partial list of presenters to tantalize...

Ellie Matuszak...Coffee Solutions
Rob Stephen...Coffee Solutions
Chris DeFerio...Carriage House Cafe
Jay Caragay...'Spro Coffee
Jamie Schoenhut...Royal Coffee New York

Sponsors so far...

Monin
New Harvest Coffee Roasters
Gimme Coffee
Coffee Solutions
Archer Foods

Community-building...

Latte Art Competition
Espresso Extraction Competition
Barista Party
Food and Coffee Pairings Reception

Service...

Bikes to Rwanda
Coffeelands Landmine Victims' Trust

Stay tuned for more details, sponsorship opportunities are still available.

[Troy Reynard]

The Final lineup of presenters is pretty much set for the barista jam with the longest name in the history of barista jams...

Counter Culture Coffee Presents the
2008 Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Barista Jam

James Hoffmann...Square Mile Coffee, 2007 WBC Champ
Jon Lewis...Bumper Crop Coffee
Ellie Matuszak...Coffee Solutions
Rob Stephen...Coffee Solutions
Chris DeFerio...Carriage House Cafe
Jay Caragay...'Spro Coffee
Daryn Berlin...Counter Culture Coffee
Jamie Schoenhut...Royal Coffee New York
Kim Bullock...Counter Culture Coffee

Educational Sessions:

Sustainability
Process of Coffee
Cupping for Defects
Espresso Extraction
Milk Frothing/Latte Art
Cupping/Alternate Brewing Techniques
How to Compete in a Barista Competition

Sponsors so far...

Royal Coffee
Monin
New Harvest Coffee Roasters
Gimme Coffee
Coffee Solutions
Archer Foods
Counter Culture
Coffee Labs
Cafe D'Amore
Pacific Foods
Barista Magazine
American Barista and Coffee School
Fetco
Pixie Mate
Franke
Espresso Supply
Espresso Parts

Community-building...

Latte Art Competition
Espresso Extraction Competition
Barista Party (with FREE Beer)

Service...

Bikes to Rwanda
Coffeelands Landmine Victims' Trust

Because of the generosity of our sponsors, the cost for this event is only $45 for BGA members, $75 for non-BGA Members. Email me at troy@cosmiccupcoffee.com or Gerra Harrigan at gerra@newharvestcoffee.com for more information. Stay tuned for more details, sponsorship opportunities are still available.

[Matt Milletto]

here is the ad I put together for the event ... woot! great work pulling this together Troy!



fyi - spelling errors were fixed for ad coming up in barista mag.

[Troy Reynard]

Nice Matt, thanks for posting that!

[onocoffee]

Big Googa-Mooga, those are some serious presenters.

I'd better start studying...



- 1027

[Aldo1]

Wow, Troy, sounds fabulous. I hope some of us can make it out.

[Rich Westerfield]

Wow, Troy, sounds fabulous. I hope some of us can make it out.

SOME of us WILL...

[Troy Reynard]

Who's coming from Aldo?

[Aldo1]

Who's coming from Aldo?

SOME of the Aldos, lol. Not sure who, balancing with CFest, I need a travel team. I remember last years was wonderful and this one sounds even better.