Organisers of the Specialty Coffee & Tea Convention 2009, the first international specialty coffee and tea event crafted for the Arab World, have announced that they have generated strong interest for the inaugural National UAE Barista Championship, which will be held on November 12, 2009, at the Al Bustan Rotana Hotel Dubai.
From ameninfo’s website
Preliminary rounds…are set on November 10 and 11…The top six will proceed to the highly anticipated final round on November 12, a major highlight of the Specialty Coffee and Tea Convention 2009.
From the Speciality Tea & Coffee Convention website
This event, like several things in the past, has not been very well advertised so I only learnt of it yesterday. Nevertheless it’s not too late to check it out if you are so inclined. I know Stu will be there 🙂