New Online Series: All-Stars x Barista Guild
Update - 9 am BST, June 29: There have been some slight adjustments to the All-Stars Online schedule and we will begin the series on June 30 at 8pm CST / 1pm BST / 5am PDT with Mikael Jasin. Following this first episode on Tuesday, there will be an Instagram Live on the Barista Guild Instagram with Mikael and Jessika Sosa on Tuesday, July 2. To follow those conversations, please head to the @wcoffeeevents, @sca_us, and @baristaguild Instagram accounts.
Update - 3 pm BST, June 9: WCE had originally planned to host the first episode of All-Stars Online event today, but given the serious and important conversations happening right now on anti-Blackness and anti-racist work, we thought it most appropriate to keep the focus on those discussions and postpone this more light-hearted event to another day. To follow those conversations, please head to the @wcoffeeevents & @sca_us Instagram accounts.
The first episode of All-Stars x Barista Guild will also be postponed — more information on updated launch dates for both features coming soon.
As the Barista Guild leadership, we will be putting our energy into initiatives that align with this anti-racist work within the Barista Guild and our community.
The All-Stars x Barista Guild series will be back at a later date when we feel the content is more appropriate and won’t distract from the important conversations that are taking place.
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All-Stars from the World Coffee Championships are coming to your screens in two interactive features this June — All-Stars Online and All-Stars x Barista Guild!
Every two weeks we’ll focus on a different All-Star, kicking off on June 9 with 2018/2019 World Coffee in Good Spirits Champion Dan Fellows on All-Stars Online.
All-Stars Online brings all the best features from the in-person All-Stars events — drinks challenges, interactive polls, and the chance to connect with the All-Stars and learn more about their careers.
All-Stars x Barista Guild follows one week later, starting on June 16, where the Barista Guild will be catching up with each All-Star about their lives, coffee careers, and more on the Barista Guild Instagram account.
We’ll be featuring six All-Stars this season, each with an episode of All-Stars Online and All-Stars x Barista Guild. We’re excited to reveal more All-Stars joining us this season soon.
Episode One of All-Stars Online starts at 10pm CST / 3pm BST / 7am PDT on Tuesday June 9, streamed live from the WCE website.
This program is made possible by season sponsor Alpro, and supported by Victoria Arduino, Scotsman, and Urnex.