The best baristas in Asia and the Middle East gathered in Dubai in a bid to be crowned the king of coffee.
The 12 Costa staff served up hot or cold cups of coffee mixed with everything from orange juice to After Eight chocolate as part of a two-day competition at Le Royal Meridien hotel. Each of the finalists in the Middle East and Asia Barista of the Year competition had won national competitions in countries including Oman, Cambodia and Kazakhstan.
This year’s winner was Jonathan Kahano, a Filipino who works at the Costa branch in Saudi Arabia’s Dammam Airport. He will now travel to the Costa World Championship in London on October 22 where he will compete against baristas from China, Europe and the UK.
The first prize for becoming world champion is a trip to any coffee growing country in the world.
via The National.
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