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coffee and develop their skills. Not only did the overall quality level increase, but the baristas developed a camaraderie and network of peers in the industry. We saw the benefit to build a similar platform for coffee roasters. The competition is in its early stages but much like with the other competitions, we hope to see it continue to develop and evolve into a guide for showcasing important aspects in the craft of coffee roasting, as well as a venue for networking more in the global specialty coffee industry. " For more information: www.worldcoffeeroasting.org, info@ worldcoffeeevents.org for news about how this debut competition went in the December/January issue of Barista Magazine!) To take place at all future Coffee Fest events. Who is eligible? All coffee roasters in the United States and Canada, including individual units and chains. The competition is broken into three regions—Western, Central and Eastern—that will compete once per year. The Western region was judged at Coffee Fest Seattle; the Eastern Region will be judged at Coffee Fest New York (March 8–10, 2013); and the Central region will be judged at Coffee Fest Chicago (June 7–9, 2013). How many competitors? 32 maximum. Mission: America's Best Espresso Competition is the vehicle that will determine and acknowledge the three best coffee roasters in North America. Rules: America's Best Espresso Competition is a head-to-head, bracket- style competition in which competitors will showcase their espresso. A panel of carefully selected judges will evaluate one shot from each competitor's espresso and judge them based on the virtues of complexity, mouthfeel and appeal, and aftertaste. flavor AMERICA'S BEST ESPRESSO COMPETITION Organized by Coffee Fest Debut: In conjunction with Coffee Fest Seattle, September 21–23. (Look Key sponsors: America's Best Espresso Competition is sponsored by Roast Magazine, the Washington Restaurant Association, Nuova Simonelli, Rancilio, Wega, and Slayer Espresso Machines. Prizes: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies. + wilburcurtis.com/goldcup 8*-#63 $635*4 $0.1"/: r .0/5&#&--0 $" r = Introducing the Curtis Gold Cup. The gourmet single cup brewer for American-style, drip fi ltered coff ee. The Gold Cup features Curtis' G4 engineering and fi nely-tuned technology to deliver the perfect profi le of each roast, every time. And, the Gold Cup is surprisingly aff ordable. Learn how your roast can achieve brewing perfection with the Curtis Gold Cup. A new generation of open source, single cup brewers. Ŭ Ŭ www.baristamagazine.com 19 brewer/barista