Comments on: Perth Barista Jam Wrap-up http://abstractgourmet.com/2008/06/perth-barista-jam-wrap-up/ Home cooked goodness Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:55:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt http://abstractgourmet.com/2008/06/perth-barista-jam-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-18141 Matt Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:40:25 +0000 http://abstractgourmet.com/?p=289#comment-18141 Cheers Trevor, great to see you there and glad you enjoyed it. Mimmo, yeh mate, that was you. The speed was overwhelming :) Or it could have been my dodgy camera skills... Though i think i like that shot the best. Good to catch up with you for a bit, and hopefully there'll be another one in the not too distant future. Cheers Trevor, great to see you there and glad you enjoyed it.

Mimmo, yeh mate, that was you. The speed was overwhelming :) Or it could have been my dodgy camera skills… Though i think i like that shot the best. Good to catch up with you for a bit, and hopefully there’ll be another one in the not too distant future.

]]> By: Mimmo http://abstractgourmet.com/2008/06/perth-barista-jam-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-18140 Mimmo Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:37:44 +0000 http://abstractgourmet.com/?p=289#comment-18140 Hey Matt, That Blurry photo is my efforts, I was moving way to fast for the camera ;)haha I really enjoyed myself and got to meet some great people and catch up with a few I don't get to see much anymore. Hope there is another event soon! Mimmo Hey Matt,

That Blurry photo is my efforts, I was moving way to fast for the camera ;)haha

I really enjoyed myself and got to meet some great people and catch up with a few I don’t get to see much anymore.

Hope there is another event soon!

Mimmo

]]> By: Trevor http://abstractgourmet.com/2008/06/perth-barista-jam-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-18129 Trevor Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:08:43 +0000 http://abstractgourmet.com/?p=289#comment-18129 Following on from comments above, I had a wonderful day mixing with the cream of Perth's specialty coffee community, the way they made me feel welcome and the diverse range of premium beans to choose from, many espresso shots were consumed over the afternoon. The cupping and latte art comp were great, my artwork improved on Monday after watching the techniques of competitors. Looking forward to more of these events in the future...............well done to the organisers!! Following on from comments above, I had a wonderful day mixing with the cream of Perth’s specialty coffee community, the way they made me feel welcome and the diverse range of premium beans to choose from, many espresso shots were consumed over the afternoon.
The cupping and latte art comp were great, my artwork improved on Monday after watching the techniques of competitors.
Looking forward to more of these events in the future……………well done to the organisers!!

]]> By: Matt http://abstractgourmet.com/2008/06/perth-barista-jam-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-18121 Matt Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:53:59 +0000 http://abstractgourmet.com/?p=289#comment-18121 Thanks Tim, there was some great efforts over the day, and it was enough to make even the most conscientious tea drinker crave a shot or two :) Sunili, shame you couldn't make it down. It was a great day... too much coffee, and enough beer to make the latte art smackdown very interesting :) We'll hopefully organise another one soon and keep the good vibes going. Aaron, thanks for the feedback, I'm really glad you came along and enjoyed yourself. I think there were quite a few people in the same boat as you, with anxious/nervous looks on their faces when presented with an armory of grinders and machines... but good on for you getting into it. Thanks Tim, there was some great efforts over the day, and it was enough to make even the most conscientious tea drinker crave a shot or two :)

Sunili, shame you couldn’t make it down. It was a great day… too much coffee, and enough beer to make the latte art smackdown very interesting :) We’ll hopefully organise another one soon and keep the good vibes going.

Aaron, thanks for the feedback, I’m really glad you came along and enjoyed yourself. I think there were quite a few people in the same boat as you, with anxious/nervous looks on their faces when presented with an armory of grinders and machines… but good on for you getting into it.

]]> By: Aaron http://abstractgourmet.com/2008/06/perth-barista-jam-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-18116 Aaron Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:43:21 +0000 http://abstractgourmet.com/?p=289#comment-18116 Let me just say that I am a customer, not a barista ... I did attend anyway though and I am extremely glad I did. I have to say that the environment was extremely friendly and at first I found myself sitting back not wanting to break anything. I have your typical Sunbeam not-quite-entry-level machine at home and it was a bit intimidating for me. However a friendly bloke came over and made me feel VERY welcome, showed me the ropes and off I went making coffee so badly it probably made many people there chuckle :) Anyway I enjoyed the entire time there, the cupping was interesting, the comp was a stack of fun and being able to make coffee using decent grinders and equipment many levels up from what I'm used to was an absolute blast. This is getting to be quite a lengthy piece, but I just wanted to thank all the baristas, roasters and industry people there for making me feel welcome and giving me yet another boost in my enjoyment of coffee! Let me just say that I am a customer, not a barista … I did attend anyway though and I am extremely glad I did.

I have to say that the environment was extremely friendly and at first I found myself sitting back not wanting to break anything. I have your typical Sunbeam not-quite-entry-level machine at home and it was a bit intimidating for me. However a friendly bloke came over and made me feel VERY welcome, showed me the ropes and off I went making coffee so badly it probably made many people there chuckle :)

Anyway I enjoyed the entire time there, the cupping was interesting, the comp was a stack of fun and being able to make coffee using decent grinders and equipment many levels up from what I’m used to was an absolute blast.

This is getting to be quite a lengthy piece, but I just wanted to thank all the baristas, roasters and industry people there for making me feel welcome and giving me yet another boost in my enjoyment of coffee!

]]> By: Sunili http://abstractgourmet.com/2008/06/perth-barista-jam-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-18115 Sunili Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:40:09 +0000 http://abstractgourmet.com/?p=289#comment-18115 I am SO dissapointed I couldn't make it yesterday! Your fabulous piccies have made me totally jealous. I wonder if the rain will hold up soon enough for me to head up to Tiger Tiger to congratulate Jackson. I am SO dissapointed I couldn’t make it yesterday! Your fabulous piccies have made me totally jealous. I wonder if the rain will hold up soon enough for me to head up to Tiger Tiger to congratulate Jackson.

]]> By: Tim http://abstractgourmet.com/2008/06/perth-barista-jam-wrap-up/comment-page-1/#comment-18114 Tim Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:13:55 +0000 http://abstractgourmet.com/?p=289#comment-18114 I don't know much about coffee and rarely even drink it, but you've got me craving a cup. There's some beautiful work there (big fan of image 25)! I don’t know much about coffee and rarely even drink it, but you’ve got me craving a cup. There’s some beautiful work there (big fan of image 25)!

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