2011 Canadian Central Barista championships, live from Downtown Toronto.
Come watch Central Canada’s top baristas compete for coffee glory.
July 5th Broadcasting live at 9 am, come watch or join the party. Come watch , and sample coffee
Attendance is free at the St Lawrence North Market 92-95 Front street East
July 5 & 6, 2011
St. Lawrence Market North, Toronto
Coffee lovers are invited to attend the Canadian Central Regional Barista Competition & Coffee Expo. This year’s location, the historic St. Lawrence Market in downtown Toronto will feature the region’s best baristas demonstrate the art of making the perfect espresso drinks and compete for the regional barista championship title and one of six spots that will take the finalists to the Canadian National Barista Championship in Vancouver in October. The two day competition and Coffee fair will feature coffee and tea samples from local coffee roasters and distributors of coffee products, confections and allied products, as well as coffee cupping and latte art demonstrations.
Each competitor must prepare and serve 12 separate espresso beverages: 4 espresso, 4 cappuccinos, and 4 “signature” drinks of their own creation. Competitors have only fifteen minutes to prepare all twelve drinks and are judged on various elements including station cleanliness, taste, beverage presentation, technical skills and total impression by a distinguished panel of local judges from the foodservice industry. The eventual winner of the Canadian National Championship will represent Canadian at the 2012 World Barista Championship. All the competitors will receive some great prizes for participating as well as valuable skill building experience. The events are open to the public with admission a suggested donation to a Coffeekids, a registered charity, helping families build a better life in coffee growing countries.
For information visit baristacanada.com
Canadian Central Regional Barista Competition & Coffee Expo
2- day Central Regional Barista Competition and Coffee Fair Event, open to the public and trade
Date: July 5-6, 2011
Time: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Daily (times subject to change)
Venue: St. Lawrence Market North, 92 Front St. East, Toronto, ON
www.stlawrencemarket.com
For more information on the event and sponsorships, booths, special events and to volunteer send queries to: ccbc@gmail.com
Earlier today was the announcement of the semi-finalists for the World Barista Championships, held in Bogota, Colombia.
RANK, NAME, COUNTRY, SCORE
10, Semi-Finalist, 557.5
11, Semi-Finalist, 547.5
12, Semi-Finalist, 547.5
13, Håkon Kinn, Norway, 541
14, Hide Kono, New Zealand, 540.5
15, AnneStine Bae, Denmark, 538
16, Rob Kettner, Canada, 548.5 – 13 second time penalty = 535.5
It was that close.
Yesterday, our Canadian Champion Rob Kettner, delivered a performance of 548 points, that would have put him into 11th place and through to the semi-finals amongst the top 12.
But a time violation of 13 seconds, relegated Rob to 535.5 points and 16th place, thus out of the competition.
It hurts to come so close, and it is easy to start all the second guessing, but there is no reason to be disappointed with this result. I’m so proud of Rob and the team.
Against all odds, this small little roaster, Fernwood Coffee, from Victoria BC, packed up practically their entire company to South America… just to do battle on our behalf.
Fernwood managed to claw their way over 37 other countries, and proved that they belonged amongst the best in the world, amidst the high altitude backdrop of Bogota Colombia.
We almost touched the sky.
(Email post from Les from Bogota)
Rules and regulations of competition
Competition rules are available from the World Barista Championship website. Scoresheets are also available at the same page.
Toronto, St. Lawrence Market, July 6
Cup Tasting Competition is a fun and exciting event. It showcases the coffee cuppers’ ability to demonstrate their speed, skill and accuracy in distinguishing the taste differences in specialty coffees.
Three participants at a time taste coffees arranged in eight triangle set (groups of three). In each triangle, two cups are identical, one is different. Using skills of smell, taste, memory and concentration, the competitor will try to identify the odd cup in the triangles, in the shortest time possible. After eight minutes, the round stops and the competitor discovers how many correct they have selected, by lifting their selections to reveal whether or not there is a mark on the bottom of the cup.
12 competitors compete in 4 heats (3 competitor s per heat)
Top 3 competitors advance to the final round. Competitor with the most correct selection in the least amount of time wins.
Registration
The entry cost per competitor is $25. To register as a competitor, please email to steve@socialcoffeecompany.com with your name, phone number, company
Prizes
First place winner will receive $250 and some great coffees
Second place winner will receive $100 and some great coffees
Third place winner will receive $50 some great coffees
Volunteer
You will gain great experience as volunteer, plus there will be goodies and prizes for the volunteers.
To volunteer please email steve@socialcoffeecompany.com or call Steve at 416-848-0718 X91
Coffees Sponsor
All Coffee Roasters, We would love to get your support for the event. This is a great event to feature your coffee and your company. The sponsorship cost is $150 plus two coffees for the competition, 8lb of each coffee. Please also provide the information and tasting notes for your coffee submitted. For sponsorship please contact steve@socialcoffeecompany.com or 416-848-0718 x91 with your name, phone number, and company
Bonus event! Open (to show attendees) Cup Taster event July 5
Open to all show attendees. It’s a fun, casual event, allowing the spectators to participate in the fun. It will help them acquire the experience for future Cup Tasting Competition.
The format will be the same as the cup taster competition but with 4 set triangulation rather than 8 sets.
There will be some goodies and give away for the participants. No registration necessary, spaces are limited!
Schedule of Events: 2011 Eastern Canadian Regional Barista Championship
Location: Brulerie Limoilou
501 3rd Ave.,
Quebec City, QC G1J 2V4
Map to Brulerie Limoilou
For live internet feed 9am-5pm EST, go to www.ustream.tv and search for
“Canadian Barista Quebec”
July 22nd Friday Setup and Judges training
9am – 12pm Judge calibration “theory”
11am : event setup, machines booths
12am-12h45 Lunch
1pm-4pm Judges calibration, Mock Performances once machines are running
4pm-5pm Competitor Practice time Round 1 (30 minutes each)
5pm -6pm Competitor Meeting
6pm-7pm Competitor practice time Round 2
July 23rd Saturday Free admission to the Public
8am -9am Judges Calibration
8am-8:30 am Volunteer meeting
9am: start of competition Doors open: Competitors 1-4
12pm-1pm lunch break-
1pm-end of competition
Judges deliberation
2pm-4pm Latte art throwdown alternating with Brewers Cup, Seminar/tasting with Kerry Rep.
4pm-4:30pm Award ceremony
5pm – Happy hour: beer, wine munchie for competitor and their team, sponsors and us
Registration is now available for the 2011 Canadian National Barista Championships to be held at the Canadian Coffee and Tea Show, October 2-3 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, BC.
This competition is restricted to only those who placed in the top four of their regional barista championships in 2011.
Judge and volunteer registration is also available for those interested.
All registration links are posted above. Submitting the form goes to a document directly, confirmation emails will be sent when the organizing committee is able to review information.