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[|Coffee Fest 2009] __ About the Coffee Fest: __ Coffee Fest has been celebrating coffee long before coffee was “hot”. In 1992, they gathered coffee professionals together in Seattle for their first consumer coffee festival. After several years of hosting thriving events, Coffee Fest turned its focus toward the specialty coffee, gourmet tea and alternative beverage industry and brought retailers, distributors and manufacturers together for its first retail trade show in 1998. With a mission to help attendees build and refine their specialty coffee businesses, they coupled a relevant educational program with a convivial trade show floor to create a successful show that celebrated its 50th show in February 2008. With attendance numbers climbing at every show, “the little show that could” now hosts four annual trade shows, including an international show debuting in Hong Kong in November. Coffee Fest remains the industry’s top-performing show, consistently providing retailers with relevant information to hone their business skills and up their bottom line.  __** Registration: **__ Early Bird is $30 per person if registered by 5/22/2009 $40 per person after that. //Fri & Sat// 12:00pm - 5:00pm, //Sun// 12:00pm - 4:00pm Fri - Sat 8:00am - 5:00pm, Sun 8:00pm - 4:00pm ** Children under age 13 will not be allowed on the exhibition floor. ** __** Contact us: **__ Coffee Fest, 340 East Sunset Way Suite 201, Issaquah, WA 98027, (425) 295-3300 FAX (425) 295-3295 ® 2008 Coffee Fest, All Rights Reserved __ Email: __davidh@coffeefest.com
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= Millrock Free Pour Latte Art Championships =

The Millrock Latte Art Competition sponsored by //Nuova Simonelli, Barista Magazine//, and Dillanos Coffee Roasters is one of Coffee Fest’s signature events, and is proud to be the richest barista competition in the world. Cream of the crop barista from around the world compete to strut their artistic and advanced espresso-pulling skills, in front of spectators and most importantly three judges, curtained off and sheltered by the headphones, so only the cup is judged and counts. To be able to create these beautiful patterns requires an advanced level of expertise and a rich, effervescent display of coffee creativity. The result? A drink with the prettiest crema, decked out with the finest detail and distinct design, that tastes nearly as good as fresh, ground coffee smells.

Forty contestants compete in two preliminary rounds held on Friday and Saturday morning, with 10 baristas moving on to the finals on Sunday. The Millrock Free Pour Latte Art Champion will walk away with __$5,000, 2nd place $1,000 and 3rd place $500.__