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Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Coffee Shop

Coffee Shop Lyrics

I am just a lousy burn
Searching for the unknown crumb
The crumb the crumb
Something or someone to come
Come along illuminate my lust
Combust
Confucius might have been confused
And Buddha might have blown a fuse
Jooze the muse

Meet me at the coffee shop
We can dance like Iggy Pop
Another go in the parking lot
Frewak the cheek on your hotspot

Back and forth my body’s jerking
Will to thrill will not stop working
Work and work
I’ll take you on a honeymoon
Jumping on a bed in a hotel room
The room the groom

Meet me at the coffee shop
We can dance like Iggy Pop
Another go in the parking lot
Frewak the cheek on your hotspot

Well done to all the participants and finalists at the World Barista Championships 2010.  The title of World Barista Champion went to Michael Phillips from the USA who won from among 53 professional and champion baristas from all over the world.  A special congratulations to Ireland’s Champion Barista, Colin Harmon who took 4th place – well done Colin, your performance was outstanding and it was a pleasure to watch you in action.

Here are the listed winners:

1st – Michael Phillips (USA)
2nd - Raul Rodas (Guatemala)
3rd – Scottie Callaghan (Australia)
4th – Colin Harmon (Ireland)
5th – Soren Stiller Markussen (Denmark)
6th – Stefanos Domatiotis (Greece)

You can also watch  the finalists in action and the champion announcement on live stream here

In the 2010 World Cup Tasters Championship, Hector Gonzalez of Guatemala was this year’s winner from amongst 37 other contestants.  Ireland’s continued to shine with David Walsh from theotherblackstuff, who came 2nd in the World Cup Tasters  – great to see David gaining a strong foothold in the coffee world in such a short space of time.    

We really enjoyed Caffe Culture this year and believe hosting the World Barista Championship gave it an edge.  It was also a great opportunity to catch up with some of our suppliers, colleagues and old friends in the industry.  Next years competition will be held in Bogota, Columbia 2 -5 June 2011 and we hope to see you there!

A Sculpture of the Mona Lisa made from 3,604 cups of coffee in Sydney , Australia.  The 3,604 cups of coffee were each filled with different amounts of milk to create the different shades and tones.

The sculpture was created to launch The Rocks Aroma Festival, Australia’s biggest coffee festival with more than 100 roasters and stalls.

Watch it here live in motion….

Waste Coffee has many uses but this one is particuarily interesting… Clothing made of Coffee Grounds.

Austrian outdoor supplier Northland has made clothing that contain coffee grounds as a means of neutralising body odours as well as keeping the body cooler.  During the manufacturing process the fibres are spun with recycled coffee particles.

You can read more here….

Congratulations Shane, Nick and the team on Seapoint Restaurant’s 2nd Birthday. 

To celebrate they are organising Dinner and Jazz sessions throughout the summer. Some of the line up includes: Mary Coughlan, Ariel Hernandez and The John Moriarity Trio. 

Best of luck guys and we hope to visit  for some of these performances.

Some more updates on The World Barista Championships (23-25th June 2010)

Schedule

2010 Awards for Coffee Excellence Nominees

If you are unable to make it there is still an opportunity to watch the championships with live streaming.

Prince – Starfish and Coffee

It was 7:45, we were all in line 2 greet the teacher Miss Kathleen
First was Kevin, then came Lucy, third in line was me
All of us were ordinary compared 2 Cynthia Rose
She always stood at the back of the line, a smile beneath her nose
Favorite number was 20, every single day
If U asked her what she had 4 breakfast, this is what she’d say
Come on….

Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam
Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine, and a side order of ham
If U set your mind free, baby, maybe U’d understand
Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam

Cynthia wore the prettiest dress with different colored socks
Sometimes we wondered if the mates were in her lunch box
Me and Lucy opened it when Cynthia wasn’t around
Lucy cried, I almost died, you know what we found….

Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam
Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine, and a side order of ham
If U set your mind free, baby, maybe U’d understand
Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam

Cynthia had a happy face just like the one she drawed
On every wall in every school
But it’s alright, it’s for a worthy cause

Go ‘head Cynthia keep singing…..

Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam
Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine, and a side order of ham
If U set your mind free, baby, maybe U’d understand
Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam

Its Father’s Day next Sunday (21st June) and we have a range of suggested gift ideas for dad’s that can be used and enjoyed each day. 

Some of the gift ideas were included in The Sunday Business Post, Agenda, Bite Size, June 13th 2010 and will suit a wide range of budgets.

You can find out more at www.fixxcoffee.com

Wake up to Father's Day - The Sunday Business Post

Congratulations to The Bald Barista for his latest accolade - Voted Best Americano  by The Dubliner (June 10th, 2010) in 5 of the Best Coffees by 5 of the Best Baristas.

Buzz is described as a “caffeinated warrior monk” and Fixx Coffee is described as “black satin wrapped around a sledgehammer”. 

Well done Warrior Monk!

 Myself and some of the crew from Cafe de Cuba took ourselves off to the Taste of Dublin on Saturday and enjoyed a day of amazing food, spectacular weather, music, fashion and some star spotting at the Iveagh Gardens.  My gourmet feast included Jumbo Prawn Cocktail from The Saddle Room Shelbourne Hotel, Lough Erne Lamb from Balzac, Dublin Bay Prawn Scampi from Venu Brassiere, and Roly’s Hot Chocolate Pudding with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream – simply delicious. 

I also caught up with some friends, Brian from Eatery 120, the gang from Venu Brassiere, Shane from Seapoint and an old friend I haven’t seen in 6 years, Catherine Fulvio from Ballyknocken Cookery School. Well done Catherine on your new TV show - Catherine’s Italian Kitchen.   

My day was topped off when I was whisked off to the Paul McCartney concert in the RDS – a fabulous performance and a perfect finish to a great day!