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Baristas Welcome
For centuries, coffee has been made by hand, by nuanced intuition, by a combination of evolving tools and evolving skills. But always … there is a person who brings the beverage to life. The NOLA Coffee Festival® seeks to celebrate those who bring life to great coffee.
Latte Art Demonstrations and Workshop
Many of the baristas we met with during the past year asked for instruction in latte art.
We heard you.
We’ve added a full espresso equipment set up on stage in the center of our Exhibit Hall. Pacifico Gouge will lead a series of latte art demos and instruction in several shapes that you can master. Behind the stage, we have a second espresso equipment workshop with veteran baristas to help you practice the designs that Pacifico showed onstage. This should be a practical, fun learning area….and tasty too!
Special thanks to LaCimbali for loaning us Mark Kennedy and the espresso/grinder equipment for this special Latte Art demo area.
Moccamaster Brewing / Grinder Sweepstakes
Every barista who participates in the Latte Art demo and workshop will be able to enter a sweepstakes for great Moccamaster equipment. This is top of the line equipment for barista performance at your own home! One entry per person, must be present at NOLA Coffee Festival to enter and we prefer that you be present to win (and take home your prize). Daily drawing at 3pm on Friday and on Saturday.
Thank you Moccamaster for sponsoring this cool giveaway and for sponsoring the consumer grand prize of gambit’s 2024 Coffee Crawl sweepstakes.
Find out which Moccmaster brewing system is right for you: https://us.moccamaster.com/
Coffee brewers handmade in the Netherlands out of high-quality, sustainable materials, built to last a lifetime. Dedicated to seeking the real taste of coffee.
Barista Inspired Artwork
We trust you will enjoy the 2024 event poster as artwork you can frame and take home or place up in your coffee shop. But you asked for more….
So, we’ve expanded the custom coffee artwork this year to include pillows made from burlap coffee bags. This look is simple yet has its own industry-centric elegance. We’ve only made a few dozen pillows and kept the prices very low ($10 each). Our reason is simple: we are not in the pillow business. Instead, we want to inspire you to begin making cool coffee-centric items. Pillows are an easy place to start. Ladies handbags made from coffee bags are another hot trend as seen with online shopping platforms. We even have a few local craftsman making/selling these coffee handbags. What can you make?
We also new custom artwork with the NOLA Coffee Festival logo. These are economy priced and meant to be affordable for everyone. Better yet, show us your ideas for coffee-themed artwork and we will discuss adding your creations to our merch table for next year’s event.
Buy Trade Day Tickets
$20 GENERAL ADMISSION
$45 VIP ADMISSION
Great Exhibits
Our trade day will allow you to meet many of the industries leaders. The best equipment manufacturers will be on hand to demo and train you on their latest equipment and techniques.
Great Roasters
Great Competition