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Conary to judge barista contest

Scott Conary has been certified by the WBC. No, not the boxing group. The local coffee heavyweight is now World Barista Certified, one of only seven U.S. judges to achieve the certification, and the only one in North Carolina. The accolade allows him to be part of a 45-judge panel for the World Barista Championship April 16-19 in Atlanta. This is Conary’s fourth judging experience, including serving as head judge of the 2008 competition in Tokyo.

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Local baristi featured in new book

Coffee Drinks, a new book by Michael Turback, features three local baristi:

• The Open Eye’s Lena Abed’s Kiva Han, which took second place in the 2005 Southeast Regional Barista Competition
• Open Eye co-owner Elizabeth Justus’ Macchiato Brule, which won second place in the 2003 Southeast Regional Barista Competition
• Caffe Driade’s Erik Karlsson’s Swedish Coffee “Cake”, sixth-place finisher in the 2005 Southeast Regional Barista Competition

The drinks were chosen based on appearance, creativity and taste.