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DEC 2012-JAN 2013

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F OA M NEWS STEAMING UP AROUND THE COFFEE WORLD DC CAMPUS CALLED SCHOOL IN SESSION IN MILAN IN SEPTEMBER "LIVE, LEARN, SHARE" was the spirit with which national barista champions headed for DC Campus, a special two days of workshops in September focused on preparing World Latte Art Championship and World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship competitors for the November events in Seoul, South Korea. Organized by Dalla Corte espresso machines, DC Campus was an important opportunity for growth at an international level. Champions headed to the World Latte Art Championship who participated in DC Campus included Anaïs Rebella of France; Chiara Bergonzi of Italy; Esther Maasdam of the Netherlands; Viktoria Kashirtseva of Russia; François Knopes of Belgium; Marius Nica of Romania; and Miguel Lamora of Spain. Baristas who won their national Coffee in Good Spirits Championships and were on their way to Seoul included Floriana Vlaicu of Romania; Francesco Corona of Italy; Ronny Billemon of Belgium; and Stavros Lamprinidis of Greece. Sponsors of the groundbreaking effort to further the growth of baristas competing in these esteemed categories included Mahlkönig, Urnex, Monin, and Alpro. COFFEE JUDGED FOR A SECOND YEAR AT GOOD FOOD AWARDS EVENT THE GOOD FOOD Awards held its annual blind tastings on October 14 and 21 in San Francisco, with 150 judges from across the country and as far as London tasting entries in nine categories from 49 states—among them, coffee. One hundred winners will be honored at a gala ceremony on January 18 at San Francisco's Ferry Building (tickets are $95 and available at www.goodfoodawards.org) and public marketplace on January 19 (tickets are $5, also available at the website) hosted in collaboration with the CUESA farmers market. Look for news and photos from the event at www.baristamagazine. com/blog in January. 16 barista magazine

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