Coffee championship organized by World Coffee Event is like Olympics or World Cup for baristas around world. Baristas from 70 counties compete for seven championship titles; Barista, Cup Tasters, Latte Art and Brewers Cup etc.
It is known that Korean baristas have shown strong performance in the national competition and a few of them won the championship.
Four award-winning Korean baristas joined SBS studio to share their outstanding achievement and distinguished passion for coffee.
In this episode, the baristas pick the best cafes in Sydney. Artificer Specialty Coffee Bar & Roastery in Surry Hills, Cavalier Specialty Coffee in St Leonards, Skittle Lane Coffee in Sydney, Edition Coffee Roasters in Darlinghurst and Neighbourhood in Surry are mentioned.
Full interview is available on Podcast above.
Barista profiles:
Chanho Hong : 2017 Australian Brewers Cup Championship third place
Yama Kim: 2017 Australian Cup Tasters Championship first place
Nate Lee: 2017 NSW/ACT regional Latte Art Championship third place
Jeonggi Lee: 2017 Australian National Aeropress Championship second place
Chanho Hong, Yama Kim, Nate Lee and Jeonggi Lee (from left to right)