CoffeeGeek Podcast 041 - The Nick, Andrew and Mark Show at 1 AM from Florence Italy

Show Notes Andrew Barnett of Ecco Caffe, Nick Cho of Murky Coffee and the portafilter.net podcast, and Mark broadcast in the wee hours from the Piazza della Repubblica, Firenze (Florence), Italy. (2:57) The trio discuss Bern and its café culture as compared to North American culture (4:56) About the 2006 World Barista Championship where Nick emceed, Andrew and Mark judged (8:40) - Reflections on the non-finalists (11:43) - Jhonni Gonzales of Guatemala (13:02) - Tatiana Elizarova of Russia (14:19) - Luciano Marcolino of New Zealand and David Makin of Australia, whose coffee was used by his hotel (15:34) - And props to finalist James Hoffmann of the UK (18:44) Back to Bern, the hotel and café culture… (20:17) Andrew talks briefly on judging and the WBC finalists (25:26) About their visit to the La Marzocco factory and La Marzocco’s hospitality (27:59) Mark’s reflections on a memorable trip and their visit to Torrefazione in Milano (32:24) Wrap-up: final sentiments, Coffeegeek-branded merchandise, and thanks again to our primary sponsor, Rocket Coffee Roasters for helping to make the trip possible (38:35)