In our April + Might 2025 difficulty, we have fun our twentieth anniversary with Wendelien van Bunnik and positivity! Additionally included: articles on matcha, be supervisor, Puerto Rican espresso tradition, crafting bar move, ’One on One’ with Roukiat Delrue, and far, far more!
BY SARAH ALLEN
BARISTA MAGAZINE
Welcome to the April + Might 2025 twentieth anniversary difficulty of Barista Journal! We’re thrilled to share our new difficulty with you. It’s full of compelling options, academic articles, in-depth interviews, and far more. You may subscribe by our on-line retailer to get a tough copy print model of the journal mailed to you, or learn it at no cost with our digital version right here.
However earlier than we dive into the brand new difficulty, we have now to take a second to say how grateful we’re for you and your complete specialty-coffee group for the assist you’ve given us during the last twenty years. We couldn’t have performed it with out you, and we wouldn’t wish to. For 20 years, we’ve been serving individuals serving espresso as a result of the individuals who make espresso make the entire world go round. We’re all part of a community that at its greatest can convey disparate individuals, totally different cultures, and nice espresso collectively to create a vibrant group, lasting bonds, and indelible recollections that span the globe. And that’s one thing price celebrating.
Cowl Characteristic: Wendelien van Bunnik
Wendelien van Bunnik was a pure selection for the duvet characteristic of such a celebratory difficulty. Not content material to only win espresso competitors titles (she’s a previous World AeroPress Championship winner and Dutch Barista Champion), Wendelien based the Blissful Folks Espresso Community in an effort to foster positivity and kindness in our international group. Discovering time between her consulting profession, a espresso ebook challenge, and being a mother, Wendelien created a platform the place any espresso skilled can make the most of academic alternatives, networking occasions, and the possibility to easily join with different espresso execs for recommendation and assist. Learn Wendelien’s story, written by the proficient Okay. Tigger Chaturabul, within the new difficulty.
’Chief of the Pack: Tips on how to Be a Good Supervisor’
What steps can you are taking to ensure you’re maximizing your staff’s potential? We requested Ty Harrell, presently in management at Ozo Espresso Roasters, to write down this story primarily based on his years spent as a barista, supervisor, and proprietor within the espresso trade. Every individual within the chain of command has insights into what it takes to be espresso store supervisor, and Ty relied on all of them to place this informative and helpful piece collectively.
’Sport, Set, Matcha’
Is matcha having a second, or is it one thing extra? Right here at Barista Journal, we predict matcha is right here to remain as a café staple. Simply as practical drinks have secured a everlasting place in café lineups, matcha has a maintain on espresso and tea lovers alike because it matches into so many classes—together with practical. This characteristic story by Melina Devoney explores the wealthy historical past of matcha and most well-liked preparation strategies, dives into the position it performs in a contemporary café menu, and discusses high quality evaluation and appreciation.
’We’re Nonetheless Right here: Current-Day Puerto Rico’
The individuals of Puerto Rico have been beset by challenges and catastrophes small and enormous from gentrification to hurricanes, and but by all of it, they persist. Right this moment whereas fewer individuals than ever farm the land, the espresso group is attempting to stage a rebound. Barista Journal Writer Kenneth R. Olson traveled to Puerto Rico lately to satisfy with farmers, roasters, and baristas to be taught in regards to the present state of Puerto Rican grown espresso, and witness the enjoyment and delight the individuals proceed to have for his or her island and all of its wealthy agricultural historical past and potential.
’One on One: Roukiat Delrue’
For so long as Barista Journal has been overlaying World Espresso Championships, it appears Roukiat Delrue has been there too, as a choose, volunteer, or coach. She’s a multifaceted espresso skilled who has been constructing the specialty-coffee group for many years. There are few espresso professionals with as a lot intimate understanding of espresso from each angle—that of a barista, a competitor, a roaster, a producer, and a high quality controller—as Roukiat, known as “Rouki“ by her buddies. She has labored for Anacafe in Guatemala, the Espresso High quality Institute, and the Specialty Espresso Affiliation, and has tirelessly volunteered for Espresso Corps and in tasks to advance robusta training and certification. Be taught extra about Rouki on this very particular interview.
And A lot Extra Inside
Additionally within the April + Might 2025 twentieth anniversary difficulty: the second a part of “The Knockbox,“ specializing in create the proper bar move by longtime espresso skilled, former U.S. Barista Champion, and retailing professional Laila Ghambari; “Tech Speak,“ “Subject Stories“ to get you prepared for World of Espresso in Jakarta and Carnival in Cologne; and far, far more.
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