The Win-Win Situation So there are always these competitions being advertised on TV for cars and holidays and things and you watch and think to yourself, “What are the chances of me actually winning that cruise for two to the Mediterranean? Pretty much zilch.” Exactly. So we have a cunning plan to up your chances of feeling like a winner during... Read more
Barista Competitions, Events, News, WBC26 March Friday 2010
The 2010 South African National Barista Championships are being held this weekend! Preliminaries will be held on Saturday the 27th of March at the table Bay Hotel and finals on Sunday the 28th . The top 18 baristas in the country will be competing (and two of them Origin girls! Good luck to Cherise Hider and Joanne Berry) so come support. Ask for the... Read more
Barista Competitions, News, WBC6 December Sunday 2009
Cherise was a bit gun shy on jumping into competition so quickly after joining Origin, until she saw Joanne win in Cape Town. With a bit of encourgement and lots of support & training from Cuth and Joanne she decided she couldn’t wait another year. The folks at SCASA were kind enough to let her compete at the Gauteng Regional Barista Competition... Read more
Joanne Berry competed this morning in the first round of the Cape Town Barista Championships, held this year at The Table Bay Hotel. Jo was the first competitor up on stage, and appeared collected despite working under the pressure of a time constraint for the set. In 15 minutes she had to prepare four espressos, four cappuccinos and four signature... Read more
Come watch Jo Berry competing for Origin tomorrow in the Cape Town Barista Championships at the Table Bay Hotel. 9am. e-TV will be there filming too. The winner of this competition will qualify him or herself to compete in the National SA Barista Championship to be held early 2010. See what SCASA (Speciality Coffee Association of South Africa) has to... Read more
