Issue #04
| Editorial How can an incompetent barista do any good? | |
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Several of us kept asking ourselves the question during the course for the managers of the permanent training centres of the International Institute of Coffee Tasters which was held not long ago in Brescia. |
| A Barista’s Life Coffee during the summer: a mixed blessing, also for foreign tourists | |
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Summer months in Italy are characterised by heat, normally strong heat, and some changes in the way of working at the coffee shop. |
| Interview Spain: the growth of the coffee sector passes through training and the culture of the product | |
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Spain is a country which must still come a long way in order to improve its cup of coffee. This is an effort that the sector must make in the next few years. |
| Books Coffitalia 2008: the world of coffee within reach | |
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The new yearbook dedicated to coffee in Italy provides the picture and an update of the entire sector in Italy. |
| Events International Coffee Tasting 2008, record-setting edition | |
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More than 140 coffees from all over the world have registered for the biennial competition organised by the International Institute of Coffee Tasters. |
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Previous articles Starbucks to open more than 150 stores in Europe Rancilio takes majority stake in Egro Coffee Systems AG 80% of UK consumers look for purchasing ethical coffee Costa Coffee donates £150,000 to coffee growing communities to improve education |
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