Category Archives: Espresso

Holiday gift ideas for the coffee lover!

Happy Holidays from Fratello Coffee Roasters! We love enjoying great coffee all year round here at Fratello, and hope you do to. At Christmas time why not pay special attention to the coffee lover on your list (that is usually most people on the list) and treat them to some great gift ideas from Fratello.



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Why do we use Slayer Espresso Machines?


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This should answer your question…… Slayer makes it easy to pull perfect shots of espresso.  See more pictures

National Canadian Barista Competition


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On October 14th, Fratello’s Joel May will be competiting again in the National Canadian Barista Competition.   Last year Joel finished 3rd overall in Canada, so this year we are all

2009 Prairie Regional Barista Competition

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Fratello Coffee tests the new Slayer Espresso Machine!


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Slayer Espresso Machine @ Fratello – teaser from Chris Prefontaine on Vimeo.

Some Impressions on the Canadian National Barista Competition


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It’s taken me a while to get this entry put together.  But here are some thoughts from competing in the Canadian National Barista Competition held in Montreal this year. I

A few words on the Barista Competition


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So I finally figured out how to post on this thing…  Took me long enough… I wanted to do a short recap on my experience in my first Barista Competition

Prairie Regional Barista Competition – LIVE


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This weekend Fratello is hosting the Canadian Prairie Regional Barista Competition – and we’ll be streaming all the action LIVE on www.ustream.tvHere’s the URL:http://www.ustream.tv/channel/prairie-regional-barista-competitionSo, if your in Calgary – you

Barista Training


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The Canadian Barista & Coffee Academy will be offering two days of barista training at Fratello this May 26th and 27th – following the Barista Competition. This special training academy

Prairie Regional Barista Competition


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This coming May 24th – 25th, Fratello will be hosting the first ever Prairie Regional Barista Competition. This is an event sanctioned by the Canadian Barista Academy and the 3 winners of