![]() ![]() Emcee Anna Gutierrez of Barista 22 made all the competitors on the Barista Championship stage feel welcome throughout the weekend. Here are some snapshots from the weekend, and please see the end of this post for list of the competitors who qualified in each event for the U.S. Now, they would take their turn on stage to see if they have what it takes to compete in the United States CoffeeChamps competitions, which will take place in Kansas City, Mo. The more than 100 professionals who competed in Denver had already qualified for this event in a preliminary competition (10 took place from June to October). Hundreds of coffee professionals and enthusiasts gathered at the National Western Complex in Denver over the past weekend to compete in and watch the first of two events organized by the Specialty Coffee Association to qualify contenders to compete at the national level in a variety of coffee contests: Barista, Brewers Cup, Cup Tasters, Roaster, and for the first time, the Coffee in Good Spirits Championship. "I want to be earnest and honest about it.The first of two United States CoffeeChamps qualifying events took place December 1–2 in Denver-and it was phenomenal. "I want to avoid the coffee snobbery trope," he says. While Gonzalez's zeal for the intricacies of flavor is palpable, he says he wants to create a space that's welcoming and unpretentious. As-yet-unnamed local bakers will provide pastries. ![]() Onyx Tonics will open on Monday, June 20, at 126 College Street, the building that is also home to Bistro de Margot and Vin Bar & Shop, and will operate every day but Sunday. Because of the emphasis on terroir, medium and dark roasts are verboten at Onyx a lighter roast is needed to allow subtle differences, such as fruity notes, to shine through. The opening menu includes three offerings from Michigan's Madcap Coffee and three from Burlington's Brio Coffeeworks (one each from Rwanda, Ethiopia and Costa Rica). ![]() "The idea is to get away from the focus on milk and espresso recipes," Gonzalez says.īeans will come from roasters around the country. In keeping with the Gonzalezes' passion for appreciating coffee as an end in itself, the Onyx Tonics menu will be simple: three brewed coffees, three kinds of espresso and the option of mixing shots with steamed milk. It's the kind of place that would appreciate quality coffee." ![]() The pair moved back here because, as he puts it, "Vermont punches well above its weight for food and drink. Jason Gonzalez, who co-owns the business with his wife, graphic designer Tiffany Farrant-Gonzalez, is a champion barista who grew up in Essex Junction but learned the craft of brewing in the UK. All coffees on the rapidly rotating menu will be sourced from individual farms, and each offering will be brewed to highlight its unique characteristics. Many cafés cater to sippers and sitters - people who come to nestle into couches and catch up with friends or to flip open their laptops and work while they down the morning's first dose of caffeine.īurlington's next coffee shop, Onyx Tonics, will be an entirely different beast - a café that puts the focus squarely on the coffee, and, specifically, on its origins. ![]()
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