Portland baristas placed in the top six positions in the 2012 Northwest Regional Barista Championship competition, beating out competitors from Washington, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Alaska. On the last day, Devin Chapman from Coava Coffee in Portland took first place. This marks the first time a competitor has won both the NRBC and the Brewerscup.Laila Ghambari from … [Read more...] about Portland Shines in 2012 Barista Competition
Archives for January 2012
News From Around the Web For January 28th
The owner of Metrovino in the Pearl District has announced sous chef Victor Deras will be replacing departing chefs Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quiñonez. According to Oregon Live, Deras has worked around Portland, but "really grew with us," Steele says. The sous has experience running the show when Denton and Quiñonez went on vacation."People might be waiting with baited … [Read more...] about News From Around the Web For January 28th
Is My Restaurant Annoying You Yet?
Zagat recently released their list of "The 10 Most Annoying Restaurant Trends". You can see their entire list and commentary here, but you know me, I have to put in my .02.Items I agree with -Communal Tables: I understand why some restauranteurs like communal tables. Start-up costs are cheaper than regular tables. You can pack in more diners per square foot. That makes … [Read more...] about Is My Restaurant Annoying You Yet?
Social Media + Customers Hate You = Bad Idea
Earlier this year, McDonald's started a campaign to promote their food, by encouraging people to tag Twitter posts with "#McDStories". They felt it would encourage people to post touching stories about their experiences eating McDonald's food.You can probably see this coming - it didn't go well.Customers began to post tweets like:I have the sneaking suspicion that … [Read more...] about Social Media + Customers Hate You = Bad Idea
British Astronomer Markets “Meteorite Wine”
Yup, you heard it right. Ian Hutcheon, a British astronomer, has introduced a red wine that contains... a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite.The meteorite from an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is introduced into the wine just after a 25 day maloactic fermentation, and then blended with Cabernet. "The idea behind submerging it in wine was to give everybody the … [Read more...] about British Astronomer Markets “Meteorite Wine”