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Iron Chef of Lattes at the Regional Barista Competition

ByLindsay
Image via Wikipedia Pittsburgh has been getting very serious about coffee in the past couple of years.  The coffee shops around the city are not only great places for coffee but have become hubs of different neighborhoods.  Some of the local coffee shops have come together to form PACA – Pittbsurgh Area Coffee Association.The PACA website is PittsburghCoffee.org, which includes a map of local coffee shops and a listing of coffee blogs.This weekend Pittsburgh will host the Mid-Atlantic & Northeast Regional Barista Competition.  This is kind of like the iron-chef of coffee making.  Baristas from 11 different states will be… Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – December 19th

ByLindsay
Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: More playground chat (and a little Schenley history) « Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Blog – a follow up on the presentation about the playgounf of the future Welcome baristas and coffee lovers! « Mid-Atlantic & Northeast Barista Competition – Pittsburgh is hosting the Mid-Atlantic & Northeast Barista Competition this winter! Coffee experts will be coming from all over to the great PGH to compete in coffee! Autumnal Lasagna – Burghilicious – Another amazing recipe from Lauren! Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies – I love that there is a blog about both… Read the rest