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	<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 13:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Brazil Sete Cachoeiras Estate wins first place at SCAA 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/05/06/brazil-sete-cachoeiras-estate-wins-first-place-at-scaa-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 22:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>russ</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Direct Trade]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rain Forest Alliance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Brazil Sete Cachoeiras Estate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to let you all know that the Brazil Sete Cachoeiras Estate - Rainforest Alliance coffee was given an award at the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) this year to recognize their quality among all the Rainforest Alliance Coffee produced.
 
When I went out for dinner with Renato Farhat Brito and his father Marcel Renato [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barista Competition - Registration</title>
		<link>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/04/24/barista-competition-registration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Competitions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[barista]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Calgary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coffee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Competition]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Espresso]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Espuccino]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fratello]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We have confirmed that the barista competition is open to the public and there is no charge to watch (we will be taking donations for Coffee Kids). So, mark your calendars and join us for a great time and to watch the best barista&#8217;s in the Prairies go head to head.
Here is a PDF with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barista Jam</title>
		<link>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/04/24/barista-jam/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/04/24/barista-jam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Barista Jam]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coffee Culture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Latte Art]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Smackdown]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Throwdown]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Prior to the Barista Competition will be a Barista Jam, held at Cappuccino King.
This will be a great time for competitors &#38; non-competing baristas to get together and hang out, talk espresso and have a latte art throwdown !
This will also be a Q&#38;A time for judges and competitors and to demonstrate the format that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barista Training</title>
		<link>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/04/23/barista-training/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/04/23/barista-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cupping]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Equipment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Espresso]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Latte Art]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[barista]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fratello]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[workshop]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Canadian Barista &#38; 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 for barista (espresso machine operators) and those interested in learning more about coffee and espresso presents its 2008 Educational Program. The hands-on training workshops are lead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prairie Regional Barista Competition</title>
		<link>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/04/14/prairie-regional-barista-competition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/04/14/prairie-regional-barista-competition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Coffee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coffee Culture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Competitions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Espresso]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 the PRBC will go on to compete in the Canadian National Barista Championship with that winner representing all of us at the WBCDATES:

Barista Jam: May [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fratello&#8217;s Nicaragua Direct Trade – Sourcing trip</title>
		<link>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/03/10/fratellos-nicaragua-direct-trade-%e2%80%93-sourcing-trip/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/03/10/fratellos-nicaragua-direct-trade-%e2%80%93-sourcing-trip/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>russ</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Coffee]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Don Esteban]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Finca El Limoncillo]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jinotega]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Los Milagros]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Los Placeres]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mama Mina]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Matagalpa]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mierisch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nicaragua]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[San Jose]]></category>

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Fratello just returned from another origin trip to continue our expansion and work with developing our Direct Trade coffee program. As we have mentioned before, our goal is to source our coffee this way when ever possible. It is a work in progress which will also include increased selections of Rainforest Alliance, Organic and Fair-trade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fratello Coffee&#8217;s green storage techniques</title>
		<link>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/02/04/fratello-coffees-green-storage-techniques/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/02/04/fratello-coffees-green-storage-techniques/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>russ</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Coffee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coffee Culture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cup of Excellence]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[baggy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[baggy flavor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green storage techniques]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[vacuum packaged beans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Green coffee is packaged at origin in 132-152 lb jute (burlap) sacks.  The smell and taste of this jute can be transfered to the green coffee, resulting in a cup referred to as &#8220;baggy&#8221; with an unpleasant musty or straw-like flavor.   As coffee sits in warehouses it becomes old and stale within as little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why is Fratello choosing to support the Rainforest Alliance certification?</title>
		<link>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/01/30/why-is-fratello-choosing-to-support-the-rainforest-alliance-certification/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/01/30/why-is-fratello-choosing-to-support-the-rainforest-alliance-certification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>russ</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Coffee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coffee Culture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rain Forest Alliance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Certification]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[conservation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ecosystem]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fratello Coffee has wanted to support a greater cause when purchasing our coffees.  We are choosing to work directly with farmers, and when possible purchase Rainforest Alliance (RFA) products.  This does not mean we are not going to continue to source Organic and Fairtrade Organic products, it just means we would rather choose the RFA Certification on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Swan - By Joel</title>
		<link>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/01/28/the-swan-by-joel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/01/28/the-swan-by-joel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>russ</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Coffee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coffee Culture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Espresso]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Latte Art]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[latter art]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[micro bubbles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Slayer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[swan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[textured milk]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I pulled this on our 3gp Slayer with a PID setting of 200 F.  This shot took about 20 seconds to pull on a double basket in our naked portafilter.  After working with John (and of course the inevitable good natured competition that occurs at Fratello) for the last few months on the variations of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rican Tarrazu Coopedota</title>
		<link>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/01/17/costa-rican-tarrazu-coopedota/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fratellocoffee.com/2008/01/17/costa-rican-tarrazu-coopedota/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>russ</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Coffee]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Cupping]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Roasting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bumpy's]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coopedota]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Costa Rican Tarrazu]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tarrazu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fratello Coffee is introducing a new Costa Rican to our clients this February.  We have done a lot of research to find this coffee and are very pleased with our results.  After narrowing down from 30 original varities submitted from Costa Rica, we had decided to put the top 12 into a final round of cupping.

We got [...]]]></description>
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