Costa Coffee recently held their Barista of The Year 2009, involving baristas from over 1,000 Costa stores around the world. They were judged on technical skill, presentation, personality and passion for coffee. Six UK finalists, and four finalists from China, India, Europe and the Middle East and North Africa made it through to the Champion of Champions Final. Video after the break.
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Are you one of those crazy people who drink iced coffee during winter? If so, then Dunkin’ Donuts wants you. To celebrate its winter iced coffee drinkers, a series of iced coffee-themed activities are being offered on Twitter and Facebook in January.
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It’s been a while since we last showed some latte art. This time around it’s from Peter Laat from Doppio Espresso in the Netherlands. It’s a relatively basic design (an apple), but hey, I can’t even do any of this.
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Do you need yet another reason to drink coffee?  Well, here’s one anyway.  Apparently, drinking coffee not only gives you energy, it also gives your brain a boost.
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