CoffeeGeek Podcast 054 - SCAA and USBC Recaps

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Show Notes

Intro (0:05)
- "Bleed It Out", Linkin Park

Interview with Tatiana Becker, Trabant Coffee, Seattle, WA (1:43)
-  Interesting things from the trade show floor: Espro Toroid frothing pitcher (2:22) and  Elektra, Ditting, La Marzocco grinders (4:33).  
-  Favorite coffees on the show floor: 49th Parallel; the Clover and blogging (13:09)
-  People highlights: friends and family, microbrewers (25:05).
-  Mark's observations from the show floor: push-button spring piston machine, pressure profiling and temp stability; Bodum press pot/mug; Tiamo vacuum brewers; dual boiler Gaggia consumer machine; Jetsteam Ai-1; Good Cow milk dispensers (34:00).
-  US Barista Championship and Tatiana's performance (50:34): Tatiana's theme (51:45); signature drink (54:00); motivation (55:30); assessment (1:02:28); ideas for changing the competition (1:12:56).

Wrap Up (1:36:53)
- Visit Tatiana at Trabant, 45th Street between Brooklyn and University, Seattle, WA.