USBC: Another Update

Two more Regional Championships have passed since I've last commented on the United States Barista Championship. First, on the weekend of March 5-7, Jeremy Sterner of Peregrine Espresso in Washington DC won the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship. Then, last weekend, Michael Phillips (name ring a bell?) from Intelligentsia Coffee in Chicago won the Great Lakes Regional Barista Championship. This weekend, the Northeastern Regional Championship, is the last regional before the Semi-Finals in Minneapolis, MN on May2-5. From there, the top barista in the U.S. will go on to compete in the World Barista Championship in London on June 23-25. Here's a breakdown of who you can expect to see in Minneapolis...and maybe even London:

MidWest Regional: Michael Marquard of Kaldi's Coffee
South Central Regional: Lorenzo Perkins of Caffe Medici
Mountain Regional: Greg Lefcourt of Ozo Coffee
Southeast Regional: Lem Butler of Counter Culture Coffee
Western Regional: Pete Licata of Honolulu Coffee Company
Mid-Atlantic Regional: Jeremey Sterner of Peregrine Espresso
Great Lakes Regional: Michael Phillips of Intelligentsia Coffee
Northeast Regional: March 19-21
Semi-Finals: May 2-5 in Minneapolis, MN
World Barista Championship: June 23-25

P.S. It has just recently been confirmed that the 2011 World Barista Championship will be held in Colombia!