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I keep thinking that Oslo is a great city if you’re a coffee geek. We have some superb coffee bars, great microroasters and a very friendly and active coffee community.
Here’s another example of that:
Free short seminars/tastings offered each saturday at 2pm in the Kaffa store at Briskeby. They are part of a series called “Bli [...]

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I was attending the Webdagene 2009 conference last week, and while there I was pleasantly suprised to meet Eirik Sand Johnsen who was making spro at the Espresso Mobile bar. It was definitely the most popular spot and the lines were endless. Great coffee to be had. They made 600+ cups the first day.

Eirik is [...]

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Congrats to Gwilym Davies from the UK who won the 10th World barista championship yesterday! Three in a row for the UK. Wow!

(photo by Barista Magazine)

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If you haven’t already done so : go and read the fantastic coverage of the nordic barista cup written by Sarah Allen & Kenneth R Olson. Sadly I missed out on the event this year because of personal reasons, but I will definitely try to go next year in Gothenburg!

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Congrats to Klaus Thomsen from Denmark who is this year’s WBC champ! More results can be found on portafilter.net.

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Viva Barista – The future of the World Barista Championship

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The norwegian barista championship was held last week. Here are the results:
1. Halvard Amble2. Jonas Lippestad Johansen3. Einar Kleppe Holthe4. Jim Ø. Pedersen5. Katrine Amdal6. Karen Aanerud
Congrats!
And here are some pictures from the competition:Alex from Stockfleth’s watching the competition and spreading joy as alwaysJudges and spectatorsEinar Kleppe Holthe pic 1Einar Kleppe Holthe pic 2Einar Kleppe [...]

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More photos from the NBC 2005 in Oslo, including comments.

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I had a great time last weekend at the Nordic Barista Cup here in Oslo. It was even better than attending the national or world championships. Why? Well, because there were so many activities for both the competitors and for the attendees, and everybody seemed to have more fun. I especially remember seeing the national [...]

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