2009 Results Canadian Barista Championships

The Canadian Coffee & Tea Show :

Vancouver : October 14th &15th 2009

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2009 WINNER – KYLE STRAW!

The following are the result of this year’s Canadian Barista Championships winners.

Kyle Straw from Vancouver (Burnaby) Caffè Artigiano took 1st place.  Caffè Artigiano should be pleased to have won 1st place two consecutive years in a row. Last year the honor went to Sammy Piccolo.

We are very proud to see that Anthony Benda of Montreal’s Café Myriade came in second place.  Anthony came in 6th place at the 2008 Canadian Barista Championships held in Montreal.

2009 CANADIAN BARISTA CHAMPIONSHIPS

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS

1st place – Kyle Straw (Caffe Artigiano)

2nd place – Anthony Benda (Café Myriade)

3rd place – Chad Moss (Transcend Coffee)

4th place – Rob Kettner (Fernwood Coffee Company)

5th place – Spencer Viehweger (JJ Bean Coffee Roasters)

6th place – Joel May (Fratello Coffee Roasters)

www.canadianbaristaacademy.com/barista.htm

Halloween Brunch at the Country Club de Montreal

October 25th, 2009

Country Club de Montréal / St. Lambert

Nathalie serving a latte at the Brunch of the Country Club.

Annual Halloween Brunch : Berendo was proud to sponsor the Espresso, Latte, and Cappucino at the Club’s Halloween Brunch. We used « The Berendo Beans » for the event. 200 members and family showed up for a wonderful meal from the kitchen of Excutive Chef Jacques Pelland and staff. We served over 80 lattes, cappuccinos and espressos from our Saeco Royal Bar. The outcome was extremely positive and several commented on the taste and the crema of our espresso. Some members asked if we could repeat the event next year at the Club’s 100th Anniversary. The club was founded in 1910.

Trivia

This is the Country Club where «Taking a Mulligan » was first introduced. The Mulligan owes its name to David Mulligan. David Mulligan was a member at the Country Club back in the 1920s.

For further information regarding Taking a Mulligan and the Country Club, please visit their website.

Discover : Fine Inuit Herbal Teas

Berendo is constantly looking for unique products and we are now proud to offer you the Northern Delights herbal teas.  Our goal always is to provide high quality products while respecting our main objective in associating ourselves with people and/or organizations who like us have a goal of respecting the environment and helping out the community.  Avatag does just that !  These herbal teas are made entirely from the flora of the Nunavik region. These fine teas come in 5 flavors for you to discover and appreciate.

Northern Delights is an initiative of Avataq Cultural Institute. Avataq is a non-profit organization, created in 1980, dedicated to the protection and advancement of the language and culture of the Inuit of Nunavik (Northern Quebec). Avataq’s headquarters are located in Inukjuak, in Nunavik, and its administrative office is in Montreal. Avataq receives its operating mandate from the Inuit Elders Conference of Nunavik. Every two years, the Elders elect five Inuit to make up Avataq’s Board of Directors.

Avataq operates a range of linguistic, heritage and cultural programmes designed to preserve and strengthen Inuit culture for the benefit of this and future generations. Today, Avataq speaks for Nunavik culture to the rest of Canada and abroad.

In addition to being a source of pride for the Inuit community, Northern Delights is an important source of revenue for Avataq’s programmes. Nunavimmiut (people of Nunavik) are employed in all phases of the tea project, which serves to promote Inuit culture to the four corners of the world and helps finance the efforts of Elders to pass their culture on to Inuit youth. Before the project was launched, we carried out environmental impact studies and consulted the communities of Nunavik to make sure that our tea project would reflect Inuit values. Northern Delights is one way for the Inuit to profit from the flora of their region, while sharing a part of their unique cultural heritage.

To learn more about Avataq Cultural Institute, please consult their website: www.northerndelightstea.com

Christmas 2009

A unique gift for the holidays !

Again this year Berendo is proud to repeat the experience and  has four beautiful gift ensembles to offer you while respecting each of your budgets.

The ensembles are a mix of the following products :

The Berendo premium Fair Trade and Organic coffee is available in strong, medium, and decaf roast.  Our coffee is roasted by Le Transit, a socially responsible company.

Delightful swiss chocolats from maître chocolatier Hermann Zuccatti owner of the boutique « Chocolats Suisses » in Rosemere.  Chocolats Suisses is renowned throughout the region for its exceptional taste and constant quality.

Northern Delights herbal teas from the Inuit Nunavik community. These fine herbal teas are from the non-profit organization Avatag.  The Northern Delight herbal teas are  entirely made from the flora of the Inuit community region.

These gift ensembles are packaged in a beautiful Christmas box or colorful quality bag.  Both are recyclable.

We continue to support Operation Enfant Soleil and the Breast Cancer Foundation during our Christmas Campaign. A portion of the revenue during the campaign will be divided equally between the two organizations.

Note: We are now accepting credit card payments via Paypal. Applicables taxes will be added to the price of the gift ensemble.

A must : Chocolats Suisses

The fine chocolates of Swiss Master Chocolatier Hermann Zuccatti are a pleasure to experience.  Hermann uses our Berendo Coffee in his boutique Chocolats Suisses in Rosemere.

It is with pleasure that for our Christmas Campaign 2009 we will be offering this Master fine Swiss chocolates in our Christmas packaging.

Here is a brief summary on Hermann Zuccatti.

A lover of chocolate since he was a child, Hermann Zuccatti today carries on a tradition of excellence that has been the pride of his native country and the satisfaction of many a discriminating consumer. Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Hermann Zuccatti inherited his father’s passion, beginning his career in the family business before studying pastry, candy and chocolate making. This master chocolatier practiced his craft in Switzerland for a few years before leaving to conquer North American taste buds.

Upon arrival in Quebec in 1967, he worked for large chocolate businesses until 1989 when he took the sweet plunge and opened his own boutique on Grande-Côte Road in Rosemere. The success of Chocolats Suisses was immediate, producing all types of high quality treats daily, including chocolate truffles, ganache and roasted almond, much to the delight of his customers.

The success of the business has been solidly established thanks to the know-how of this master chocolatier and his team as well as the quality of the ingredients they use. Proud of integrating local products such as maple and blueberries to the menu, Hermann Zuccatti insists on maintaining the natural flavour and aroma of chocolate in his products. Using fresh cream and unsalted butter, his exquisite chocolates contain neither preservatives nor artificial flavours nor alcohol.

From the beginning the Zuccattis have implicated themselves in their local and regional community. To name a few, they sponsor several local schools year end Meritas program. Every Christmas, the Zuccattis assist the local Church with Christmas basket to the less fortunate.

We invite you to go visit their boutique in Rosemere.

For more information, visit their website : http://www.chocolatssuisses.com

The Canadian Coffee & Tea Show in Vancouver held on October 14th & 15th

The Canadian Coffee & Tea Show will be held in Vancouver this year. This Show gives the opportunity for all people from the coffee industry, such as roasters, restauranteurs, distributors and specialized retailers to learn more about new products on the market. The Show was held in Montreal last year and didn’t get the success that it deserved. We hope that the Show will come back to Montreal in the future.

http://www.coffeeteashow.ca/

The Show will host the Canadian Barista Championship. This event gives the opportunity to the best Baristas in the country to measure themselves in a fair competition. They need to prepare in 15 minutes: 4 espressos, 4 cappuccinos and 4 «signature» drinks of their own creation. This competition is really interesting to follow.

We invite you to consult the following link for additional information on this competition.

http://www.coffeeteashow.ca/cbc.php

Coffee and climate change

The United Nations Frameword for climate change conference (UNFCCC) will be held in Copenhagen from December 7th to 19th, 2009.

This conference will discuss the impact of the climate change on the coffee cultivation.

We invite you to consult pages 9 to 18 of the attached document, which will be used by the participants as preparation for the conference.

COPPENHAGEN DEC 09

Berendo at the Rosemere’s Country Club – August 2009

On August 28th, Berendo was invited to the «Journee des Saveurs» organized by the Rosemere’s Country Club.  Members of the Country Club were invited to taste our espresso, latte and cappuccino. We used a Saeco Royal Bar Professionnel for the event and we used our Berendo Strong espresso.  We met with many coffee connoisseurs and were impressed by the crema of our espresso and several came back for a second cup.

Berendo and the Chocolate Institute of Montreal – January 2009

On January 31st, Berendo had the pleasure of organizing its first class of Chocolate Art at the Chocolate Institute of Montreal in their new facility located on 9770 St-Urbain street in Montreal.

Jürg Bangerter, CHE, Maître chocolatier-pâtissier had the pleasure of giving his first class to 7 enthusiastic people eager to learn more about creating chocolate.  This three hour class gave the basics of creating art chocolate in a fun and easy way. We all went back home with chocolate made during the class or at least what was left over from the class as we couldn’t resist eating some.

You can purchase Jürg’s chocolate and patisserie at his boutique located on St-Urbain street in Montreal.  You can also contact him to register for a class.

Enjoy your chocolate!

Berendo at Islemere Country Club – May 2008

Berendo was at the Laval’s Lions Club annual golf tournament on May 25th 2008 in Sainte-Dorothee, Laval, Quebec.  We brought a Saeco Rubino 200 for the event and all players were invited to taste our Berendo Strong at the 9th hole.  The event was a success for us as the word spread quickly as players were telling each other that there was an excellent coffee at the 9th hole.

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