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AUG-SEP 2012

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FOAM NEWS STEAMING UP AROUND THE COFFEE WORLD though is to upload one-off interviews, videos and presentations on an ad-hoc basis to keep it fresh, as well as start working on some more events. Three a year is hopefully achievable, and we'll then have to be creative in filling in the rest of the time to get more content online, because that's what it's all for: online content. Sarah: Is Tamper Tantrum about having a laugh, or attacking serious coffee topics, or both? Or neither? What is it about? Colin: One of our speakers, David Nigel Flynn, said recently that the industry can be a bit of an echo-chamber sometimes, so TTLive gives people a chance to rant, discuss, laugh, scream, and even agree sometimes. It's always a wonderful social event, but it becomes a bit of a melting pot of ideas, too, for the attendees and people watching online. We had really great talk from Tim Williams in Dublin this year that ended up in a real gloves-off argument. We all went for a pint afterwards and everyone went away with a new perspective. That sort of thing is invaluable and really great for us all. I think though that underneath it all, it's just a reason for me and Steve to get together and have a laugh though, something I wish we did more of. Sarah: When the SCAE approached you about doing Tamper Tantrum at World of Coffee, what did you envision it as? Colin: They were great about it because they didn't ask us to do anything or obey any rules. They recognized that we could bring something to the table and they let us have free reign. They showed us the space, organized the logistics, and we just did our thing. The event was so packed that most of the time people had to stand in the aisles and watch. SCAE took a bit of a risk on us but it definitely paid off for both of us. We've had a lot of support, too, from Nuova Simonelli, Curtis and WCE, so we're delighted its been worth their while, too. Sarah: Who were the speakers during the World of Coffee show in Vienna? Colin: We had David Nigel Flynn, Geoff Watts, Tim Wendelboe, Anthony Benda, Matt Perger, Federico Bolanos, Chris Baca, Mike Phillips, Federico Pacas, Trish Rothgeb, and Seife Tuuloskorpi. We also had Tim Varney in to guest emcee while I was making coffee on stage and he did a great job for us. What made it really special though was seeing the caliber of people that came to watch the event. It was a real focal point for the week in Vienna and a lot of really great discussions took place. Sarah: Are there any particularly memorable moments from the discussions during SCAE? Colin: I think seeing the whole place packed out on day one for Tim Wendelboe was a huge highlight because we saw that it was working. The event took a lot of planning and organizing, especially from Jenn Rugolo who works at 3FE for me and Steve, so seeing it take off like that was amazing. Sarah: How will Tamper Tantrum move on from here? Colin: We post everything on tampertantrum.com, as well as on Twitter and Facebook. The events we have planned will be announced in the coming months, but it's well worth watching the old ones as well as the Vienna talks, which will be coming online soon. Tamper Tantrum is really built to evolve though, and what it is now is not what it will be next year or in five years. It's always going to be coffee, it's always going to be fun and it's always going to be a bit off-kilter. But after that there are no rules. Myself and Steve get too bored too easily to have it any other way. 20 barista magazine

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