News articles tagged with 'competition'
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Latte art showdown
It’s time to get your latte art cranking. You might have seen some of the awesome art that we’ve turned out over the years? Well, we reckon it’s high time you guys show us what you’re made of, so we’ve decided to hold our very first latte art competition, for all you home baristas out there.
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Latte art winner and new competition announced
We weren’t too sure what to expect from our latte art competition. Our first latte art comp set the Five Senses wives against each other, and the results were (we’d better be diplomatic here) — interesting. So we were totally blown away by the response from you guys. Amazing stuff!
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Caleb crowned Victorian Barista Champion
Caleb Podhaczky put in a polished performance to take out the title of Victorian Barista Championship. His win came as no surprise to the Five Senses team, who have long recognised Caleb’s talent. Caleb is Five Senses’ point man for roasting in Victoria. Runner up was Kris Wood, with Talor Browne taking out bronze.
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Coffee evolution takes the prize
Entries came in thick, fast and from far afield for last month’s coffee photo competition. It was hard work trying to choose a winner! We received photos from all over the place — Melbourne, Perth, paddocks in regional Australia, and even a couple of shots that were taken in Seattle.
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New world of coffee in Sydney
The weather wasn’t the only thing heating up in Sydney recently; the coffee scene was also warming up with baristas, café owners, roasters and coffee enthusiasts trekking out to the northern suburbs to take part in the NSW heats for the 2010 Barista and Cup Tasting championships. Coffee sacks and roasting equipment at Australian Independent Roasters provided the perfect background for the state competition and it was an exciting scene, with many new faces and nervous enthusiasm filling the warehouse space.
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Record numbers at the WA Barista Championship
This year’s WA Barista Championship was bustling, with record crowd numbers and a massive 16 baristas hoping to take home the trophy. But it was last year’s champion, Mark Chandler, our man on the street, who was crowned 2010 WA Barista Champion. Mark wooed the judges with a flawless and professional performance and some sweet looking coffees. Second place went to Jeremy Hulsdunk, who heads up training for Five Senses at the WA Barista Academy. Kaya McCarthy from Dimattina Coffee came in third.
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Five Senses Finishes Strong at WA Barista Competition
It was a packed house this weekend for the 2011 Western Australia Barista Competition that took place at the Perth Town Hall. More people than ever before showed up to support fellow friends and baristas, or just to see what all the excitement was about. Now that the dust has settled, us folks at Five Senses are going to put all modesty aside to announce how incredibly proud we are of our showing at this year’s competition.
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How to Train Like a Champion
Barista competitions can be extremely stressful. The only way a barista can prove their ability is by entering the competition, and therefore, everyone who makes it to the stage can be categorised as being in the top of the field. Competition preparation is daunting and the attention to detail is essential, which is why a competition barista will always be better in a café than one without competitive experience. With the lead up to the event being a bit of an emotional roller coaster, I’ve found that it’s crucial to be well-rehearsed and impeccably organised.
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