Show Notes

Intro: Beata and Mark – Live to tape once again! (3:39 )



2006 SCAA Conference Recap (7:16 )

- Rob Stephen, podcasts and forums, and the SCAA Town Hall meeting

- The Clover 1S: How Mark finally found body and pleasing aftertaste in a Clover cup, thanks to Oliver at Batdorf and Bronson's booth an their Colombian CoE coffee! (13:15 )

- Social parties, Mark’s "mission"; also lots of pulled pork and fried chicken (23:56 )

- The USBC and Matt Riddle, the Renaissance man (Congrats, Matt!!!) (26:42 )



Ambush Interview! – Doug Zell, Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea (28:07 )

- Intelligentsia’s presence in barista competitions in general and the 2006 USBC (29:20 )

- About Matt Riddle (32:18 )

- The Intelligentsia blends used at the competition (35:23 )

- Matt’s media appearances (37:27 )

- Next: the World Barista Championship (40:39 )

- Major props to Billy Wilson! (42:26 )

- About Intelligentsia’s soon-to-be-opened third location (45:35 )

- Elevating coffee, from seed to cup (47:26 )

- Cool cupping spoons (50:13 )



Mark explains the "Cobra Kai" references everyone's saying these days (53:51 )



SCAA Financial Situation (55:21 )

- Background of the situation (55:56 )

- Town Hall meeting (58:09 )

- Beata reads questions and answers from the meeting: how much money was lost; criminal/civil action; relationship of involved persons with the SCAA; financial position of guilds; donating specifically to the guilds; how "first responder" funds were used; how far back theft occurred; why more is not heard about actions taken by the board; the status of the criminal investigation (58:31 )

- Mark’s suggestions: guild donations being more direct and the SCAA doing regional events (1:08:07 )



Changes on the CoffeeGeek web site (1:09:20 )

- Hiring a new content editor (1:09:31 )

- More new articles (3 or so a week) from industry folks and regular columnists (1:11:31 )

- Beata’s suggestions for new content (1:14:34 )