Thomas Gauperaa sits down and has an interview with Eirik Johnsen, the Norwegian Barista champ, and third place in this year's World Barista Championship. Johnsen was interviewed in March, before the WBC.
Posted Mon Aug 4, 2003, 1:19am Subject: Interview with Eirik Johnsen, Master Barista
Hi Thomas, Great well written, concise interview! {:-) It's good to see a greater appreciation of the quality of the finished end product we all love, & the knowledge of truly dedicated Barista's creating it, Cheers!
Rudy Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 9 Location: Northeastern Pennsylvania Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Tue Aug 5, 2003, 8:01pm Subject: Re: Interview with Eirik Johnsen, Master Barista by Guest Author
Thomas: You have captured much of the spirit and motivation behind this tasty and inspiring pursuit. I appreciate the insights and certainly the recipe. Keep up the fine work.
Posted Thu Aug 7, 2003, 12:39pm Subject: I need to visit Norway!
Great article Thomas. I particularly liked the nature of your questions, which probe the rationale and motivations behind the craft. I can honestly state that I'm a bit envious of the Norwegian espresso scene compared to what I see in the New York City area. We have yet to see any widespread focus on quality and consistency and more worrisome (and a major factor in the problem) is the failure to properly compensate barsitas and provide career development paths. I look forward to seeing more articles from you in the future!
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