Peet's 'Best Barista' Makes a Winning Cup of Coffee in Alameda

Roslyn Trapanese of the Half Moon Bay Peet's won the sixth annual Peet's Barista Competition held at the company's coffee roastery in Alameda Thursday.

Trapenese edged out the two other finalists in this year's competition, Ray Orate of Peet's Encinitas and Tara Boccaleoni of the Washington Square Peet's in Petaluma. They were selected from among 4,000 baristas working at Peet's outlets across the U.S.

The finalists were judged on the quality of their drinks — prepared at high speed as they also comment on the characteristics of the ingredients they use.

For an inside look at how the competition works, see Alameda Patch's report on last year's event: "Espresso! Peet’s Picks Its Best Barista."

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