The big(ger) show

The Canada Coffee and Tea Show is this Sunday and Monday in Toronto. We've attended in the past, but this year will be pretty different for us. Not only do we have two competitors in the Canadian National Barista Championship, but we're hosting/presenting the first ever Canadian Cup Tasters Championship, and for the first time ever we have a Technivorm Canada / Transcend Coffee booth at the show. Whew, I think we're going to be busy.

follow the fun

If you happen to be in Toronto and you happen to be involved in the coffee industry somehow, come see us in person. Here's a special code to get free admission to the show. Register here and enter the promo code: SOCIAL for free admission (a $34 value).

Watch the Barista Championships

We're super excited for Josh and Ben to compete at nationals this year. If you want to tune in live, the whole show will be on livestream starting at 9 am on Sunday and noon on Monday. Here's the link:

http://www.livestream.com/2010canadianbaristachampionships

Twitter updates

If you don't already follow us on twitter, I would encourage you to do so. We'll do our best to update you on the barista competition as well as how the Cup Tasters Championships go. We try to be pretty active on the twitter, especially when we're at events. This year we may be busier than usual with all our other various roles and duties, but we'll do our best to keep those of you keen to hear about the competitions and the show, in the know. We'll also be recording some video and capturing various media that will likely end up in podcasts, blog posts, or elsewhere on the wide web.

By the way, the pic to the left is the limited edition Canadian Cup Tasters t-shirt, featuring an original drawing of a Technivorm by our own Justina Smith. Thanks Justina!