Chicago Coffee Fest and the MWRBC

Brian D from EspressoParts
Originally uploaded by OldTimeyDave.

Well Chicago is the coffee place to be for the weekend of the 23-25. Not only is CoffeeFest in town, more importantly they will see hosted at the same event the MidWest Regional Barista Competition. This region has become highly watched over the past few years. You can expect the baristas and coffee of Intelligentsia to make a good show, however the good folks of Alterra Coffee Roasters could likely give them a run for their money. It will be interesting to see what comes about.

In any case Terry Z is flying solo for this one so stop by the EspressoParts booth and say hi. Check out the product lineups from the likes of Espressocraft, Bumper, Joe Glo, and Pallo. Chicago is a show we always mean to attend but never make it to. Perhaps next year Brian and I will also attend... and then we'll get to ship "Robo Cube" (as seen above) our portable traveling trade show booth.

This year I'll just have to settle for my annual vacation to Wintergass...