Norwegian wins the Barista-Championship
Following two second placings in 2001 and 2002, the Norwegian finally succeeded and was announced to be the Barista-Champion in the Congress Center in Triest. The man from the Stockfledts coffee bar in Oslo beat the Canadian and Danish participants. This event , carried out for the fifth time (Monte Carlo-2000, Miami-2001, Oslo -2002, and Boston- 2003 ) ,had a record participation of 37 Baristi from all over the world . In the competition the Baristi must within a given time prepare perfect Expresso, Cappucccino and Fancy Drinks in front of an international jury The drinks themselves ( from all sensory points of view) are assessed as well as the bearing of the participants,their professionality.,creativity and general appearance. Next year the competition is to take place in Seattle before returning to Europe in 2006 in Bern/ CH.