Behind the top-scoring performance of Michael Phillips in finals of the 2010 World Barista Championship, held on the 25th of June at London's Olympia Exhibition Centre, was a single idea: how can the processing of coffee beans influence a barista's calibrations? That...
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London’s great coffee moment has come
"The British capital won't be a coffee capital," I wrote in April 2009, "until the taste for excessively milky coffees recedes and the best coffee shops look beyond espresso to filter- and siphon-brewed coffees. I'd also like to see more coffee shops sourcing and...
World barista champion rolls his espresso cart into London menswear shop
Rather than violate the civil liberties of a law-abiding British citizen I would prefer that Gwilym Davies voluntarily strap a GPS tracking bracelet to his ankle. But if the 2009 World Barista Champion refuses to help us trace his movements via GPS or constant twitter...
Tracking 2009 World Barista Champion Gwilym Davies & best street coffee in London
Since Londoner Gwilym Davies was crowned 2009 World Barista Champion my inbox has been clogged with the same two questions: Where can I find him pulling shots and why wasn't he included in my roundup of the top 10 coffee shops in London? Gwilym does not work at a...
Hats off to Gwilym Davies – 2009 World Barista Champion
Whenever in London you can congratulate 2009 British and now World Barista Champion Gwilym Davies in person – and have a great coffee while you're at it. Gwilym pulls his award-winning shots from an espresso cart parked at the Whitecross Street Market on weekdays...