Champion Congratulations to Aaron Le from The Final Step in South Yarra, VIC who took out the Pura/Dairy Farmers Latte Art Champion at Cafe Biz 2013.   Taking out the major prize of $1,000 PLUS $2,000 worth of advertising/editorial in the next issue of Cafe Culture Magazine. Aaron had one of those days where it all [...]

4 Drinks in 6 Minutes This competition has been a favourite at Cafe Biz since day one as many of Australia’s world champions have cut their teeth at this event.  The event is open to all and newcomers to the competition arena are encouraged to show off their skills by producing their best 4 drinks [...]

The Fine Food show in Melbourne hosted Round 2 & the Grand Final of the 2012 Equal Barista Cup. Round 2 (Melbourne) Winners Open Class: Wilson Wilson – Hudsons Coffee Apprentice Class: Ronald Ngo – 5 Senses Coffee The Grand Final was a showdown between our Sydney & Melbourne event champions with Frankie Shi (Open [...]

After 2 days of intense competition it was a nail biting finish between the Victorian  and the ACT teams. After the 30 cup final the scores were tied and an overtime round comprising of 9 drinks was required to find a winner. It came down to the last cup in the overtime round for judges [...]

This competition has been a favourite at Café Biz since day one as many of Australia’s world champions have cut their teeth at this event. The event is open to all and newcomers to the competition arena are encouraged to show off their skills by producing their best 4 drinks in the 6 minute timeframe. [...]

With Australia’s best baristas on stage, we found out who really is Australia’s Latte Art Master for 2012. Designed to bring back the champions, it was a fast paced 5 minute show down, with competitors impressing the judges – each with their signature style that has made them so successful. Habib Maarbani took out the [...]

This years Equal Coffee Chain Challenge saw ONA Coffee serve up some excellent coffees to the judges in order to take home the winning trophy.  Chain stores including Hudsons, Krispy Kreme, Three Beans and new comers Charlie Lovett flew in from around the country, geared up to battle it out. Mitch Faulkner from Café Coffee, [...]

10 minutes, 12 beverages 4 x Piccolo Lattes 4 x Regular Caffè Lattes 4 x Designer Lattes Open Class: Open to baristas from the hospitality industry and to trainers from registered training providers (RTO’s) Apprentice Class: Open to junior baristas (23 years and under) including barista students currently enrolled at a registered training provider (RTO) [...]

Where: Cafe Biz Sydney Australian Technology Park  When: 18 March 2012 11am The competition is open to anyone who wishes to enter regardless of association membership. The competition will be judged by a panel of 2 judges. Both judges will judge both the taste and presentation. Each Barista will have the following time allocated for [...]

20 minutes, 30 drinks and only 1 winner! State teams offer up 4 of their top baristas to battle it out against each other to win the title of The Da Vinci State of Origin Barista Champions.  Designed to reproduce the pressure of what happens in great espresso bars around the world, under pressure, baristas [...]

The Equal Barista Cup took place on stage at Fine Foods Sydney  as part of the Australian Culinary Federation competition action. Tuesday 6th September saw the Open Class line up followed by the Apprentice Class on Wednesday 7th September.  The challenge was to present 12 beverages in 10 minutes using both ceramic and take away [...]

  The Da Vinci State of Origin Team Barista Championship Final showdown took place at Fine Foods Sydney as part of the Australian Culinary Federation action. Australia’s most creative and animated format sprang to life on Monday 5th September with all teams showing great inspiration and flair, from their coffee production to their stylised uniforms. [...]

The 2011 Fine Food Show will include a new event to showcase Australia’s best baristas and to also give opportunities for new emerging talent to develop their skill and profiles on a national scale. The Equal Barista Cup has been designed to challenge baristas under the pressure of a fast paced cafe environment. Within a [...]

With Australia’s best baristas on stage, we found out who really is Australia’s Latte Art Master for 2011. Designed to bring back the champions, heavy weights such as Con Haralambopoulos (2008 World Latte Art Champion), Will Priestley (2010 Australian Latte Art Champion) and Tim Adams (2009 Australian Latte Art Champion) strapped on their aprons and [...]

With competitors from as far as Western Australia, Northern Territory and South Australia, the Pura/Dairy Farmers Latte Art Challenge shaped up to be an impressive display of talent and passion. Each competitor had 6 minutes on the clock to make 4 drinks: 1 x piccolo latte, 1 x caffe latte, 1 x cappuccino and a [...]

The Da Vinci State of Origin teams went above and beyond the call of duty in this exciting new event at Café Biz 2011. The Victorians had everything but the pom pommed cheerleaders as they started their campaign with a jog around the expo in their Gridiron style team uniforms. It was an event not [...]

The 2011 Equal Coffee Chain Challenge was one BIG competition with eight chain stores from around the country geared up to battle it. Including two times winners Cafenatics, Michels, Doughnut King, Mrs Fields, Krispy Kreme, ONA Coffee House, Hudsons and CIBO, two pools were created for the heats with the top 4 going through to [...]