For a while now, I have been following as many coffee roasting companies and cafes as I can. Mainly, through social media and websites like Sprudge.com. I very much enjoy keeping up with the coffee culture around the world and being able to see how coffee shops operate. One thing I notice in Salt Lake City is that we don't have many events that take place to bring the coffee community together. There have been a few, like back in the day when Nobrow Coffee Werks was still around and would have friendly latte art competitions with baristas at The Rose Establishment, another local shop. There have been other small events here and there that have taken places amongst the shops, but none of these have stayed frequent. I would love to see more of these events take place, as I feel like this is a great way to create friendly competition in our city. I am currently in talks about hosting an event at Publik's West Temple location. We will hopefully be hosting these events in the next month or two, and attempting to make it something that will happen frequently. My goal is to have some local companies sponsor these events and even go all the way as creating posters for the specific events that would be created by local artists. I would like to not only host latte art throw-downs, but also competitions where we will compete to see who brews the best cup of coffee with an Aeropress, V60, Chemex or other methods that are used in specialty coffee. I would love these events to be open to the public as well, so that we may show anyone who is curious how dedicated we are to our craft while having a good time and realizing that we as a community can grow together.
Please let me know if you (barista or not) would be interested in attending these events or have any input at all.
0 Comments
|