Thursday, March 27, 2008

The Belle of Baristas

Here's a Good Morning eye-opener. Can you say java? Can you say Joe? How 'bout "she sells seashells by the seashore?" OK, we're talking a good morning here, and the South Hills' own nationally noted barista, one Belle Battista, above, will help us out.

On Feb. 15-17, Belle Battista the barista -- we're not making this up -- won the 2008 Mid-Atlantic Regional Barista Championships held in Washington, D.C. To do so, the 26-year-old Mt. Lebanon woman she beat 27 competitors in a 15-minute performance during which she was judged on the technical, quality and sensory aspects of preparing and serving espresso beverages.

Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/08087/868395-55.stm

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