We are very excited to announce that the Prairies Regional Barista Competition will be held in Red Deer AB, August 24-25th.
Competitor, Judge, and Volunteer registration is now open. To register, click the appropriate link above.
Competitor registration will be open until August 5, 2013. After this registration deadline, the schedule will be finalized and announced.
For all updates, look to www.prairiecoffeeproject.tumblr.com
The Canadian Central Regional Barista Competition will be held on July 16-17 on the picturesque University of Toronto campus in downtown Toronto, at the Hart House.
Volunteer and Judge registration is now open. Follow the links above to register.
Competitor registration will open on June 4th, 2013 at 12 Noon, Eastern Time. Registration will close on July 3rd, 2013.
This is one of the most vibrant and in-demand regionals in the country, and there are 18 competitor spots available. As in years past, we will be following the waitlist/competitor-per-company procedure posted here : http://baristacanada.com/regfaq
We look forward to another exciting year finding the top 4 competitors to represent the Central Region at the Canadian Nationals in October 2013!
Follow this link for Livestream of the World Barista Competition, happening May 23-26th in Melbourne, Australia:http://new.livestream.com/wbc2013
Cheer for our current Canadian Barista Champion Jeremy Ho and the current Canadian Brewer’s Cup Champion Josh Tarlo as they compete for the World titles. Best of luck!
Espresso Machines
Nuova Simonelli is again our official espresso machine sponsor for all 2013 Canadian barista competitions, and is providing Aurelia espresso machines. Portafilter baskets will be the stock Nuova Simonelli baskets.
(more model information : http://www.nuovasimonelli.it/en/products/traditional-machines/aurelia/aurelia-competizione )
Grinders
Mahlkonig is the official grinder sponsor for the 2013 Canadian National Barista Competition, being held at the Canadian Coffee & Tea Show in Vancouver, October 20-21st, 2013. Mahlkonig is generously supplying WBC model K30 Vario Espresso Grinders for the National Competition. Use of the K30 grinder will be required for the 2013 National Canadian Barista Championship (and will also be required for the Eastern and Prairie 2013 Regionals).
(more model information : http://www.mahlkoenig.com/us_products/K30-Vario-Single-Espresso-Grinder-WBC-USBC-.html )
BY BREWERSANDTASTERS
We (BrewersandTasters) will post more content, pictures and video later this week once we have gathered ourselves a bit from the amazing past couple of days!
For now though we would like to thank all of our volunteers who helped out with the event and congratulate to everyone who participated and the talented winners of both competitions.
For the Brewer’s Cup:
1st Place: Joshua Tarlo – Pig Iron Coffee Roasters in Missisauga, ON
2nd Place: Damien Zielinski – Capital Espresso in Toronto, ON
3rd Place: Keaton Ritchie – Cafe Myriade in Montreal, QC
For the Cup Taster’s:
1st Place: Benjamin Kim – 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters in Vancouver, BC
2nd Place: Sendy Phanthavong – Social Coffee Roasters in Richmond Hill, ON
3rd Place: Juhee Noh – Bibco Inc. in Toronto, ON
Updated Regional Dates; changes to Western Regional date and PRBC date announcement!
Central Regional Barista Competition July 16-17 at The Hart House, Toronto ON
Eastern Regional Barista Competition September 14-15, Victoriaville QC
Prairies Regional Barista Competition August 24-25, at the Scott Block, Red Deer, AB
Western Regional Barista Competition September 28-29 at Caffe Artigiano Roasting Works, Vancouver BC
Canadian National Barista Competition October 20-21 at Vancouver Convention Centre, BC as part of the Canadian Coffee and Tea Show