I never intent to write particularly about some café, which is usually expected to be a review. As a personal blog, I always try to stay away from commercializing my experience. So this is not a review. The reason why I choose to bring my favorite café to here is that I think it deserves …
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Tran Han Han is the Champion of VNBC this year. Knowing her for a long time, Han has never stopped surprising me with her profound knowledge. Coming to this event, she broke down every details we want to know about her creative drink. On the theme of "Fermentation", Han explains step-by-step on how to make …
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If you followed NestinCity from 2018, you'll know that Vietnam National Barista Championship (VNBC) is always my favorite topic. Every year, I can't wait until the competition to write about brave and inspiring competitors. I'm still doing it this year, but with a small change. "The Taste in Prep-room" is a brilliant idea from Co-Consistency, …
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It's been a year since Square Mile Coffee Roasters launched their first WLCT event, which then became a huge thing in global coffee community. I'm glad that they keep it coming as an annual event by releasing the second edition this year with more remarkable coffees in their usual well-prepared style. Congratulations to Square Mile …
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I have tried coffee from El Salvador a few times before but hardly had any memorable moment with it. Most of the time, it tasted ordinary, especially when Ethiopian and Kenyan coffee were always there to steal the spotlight. Furthermore, Panama Geisha has done such a great job that it's the first and only name …
Today, I received a package from Tuan-Anh, a very good friend of mine who is also my favorite roaster. I was surprised and, of course, really happy. He sent me 3 samples of his latest roasts so that I can try them with my barista friends and let him know our thoughts. We have done …
If you’re a big fan of James Hoffmann (World Barista Champion 2007, the author of “The World Atlas of Coffee” and co-founder of Square Mile Coffee Roasters), this is a can’t-miss event. For those who are curious about what’s going on, the idea behind is to let everyone from all over the world cup the …
She was no-doubt a one of very rare risk-takers that I’ve ever seen. It doesn’t matter how doubtful I was then, Uyen was finally announced to be Top 5 of VNBC 2019. Speaking with Uyen after the competition about her journey to VNBC, I can be sure that Uyen is the kind of girl who doesn’t mind burning the candle at both ends and she actually earned this prize.
I guess each of us already had an answer which reflects our own role model. Having an ideal image to look up to is not something bad. In fact, if someone is a role model of yourself, your way of life appears more specific of where to go and what to do. My role model …
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Seeing Thinh again in Vietnam National Barista Championship (VNBC) 2019 gave me so much joy and expectation. Firstly, we are much of homies so there is always a bunch of jokes and sarcasm when we see each other again. Secondly, I have watched him competing at VNBC every year for the past 3 years and …
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