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The New York Coffee Festival Wraps 5th Successful Year
The New York Coffee Festival recently wrapped up its 5th annual celebration of coffee culture here in the city that never sleeps. With over 11.1k attendees and 114 innovative and exciting vendors, it was the Festival’s biggest yet.From Friday, October 11th to Sunday, October 13th, coffee novices and aficionados alike were treated to delicious cold brews, chai teas, chocolate, non-dairy milks, and more from exhibitors including Partner’s Coffee Roasters, Devoción, Raaka Chocolate, Bluestone Lane, Think Coffee, Rishi Tea, Fruition Chocolate Works, Silk, Almond Breeze, and Keep Cup, amongst others. Attendees were also able to sample the best that New York has to offer in food, cocktails, live music, art, and more.
This weekend also played host to the inauguralRoast Masters™ – North America competition. Judged by a panel of leading industry figureheads, 25 of North America’s most up-and-coming roasters battled head-to-head for the coveted Roast Masters™ title. We are thrilled to share that the winner of this fast-paced competition were Elixr Coffee’s Rodrigo Vargas and Brian Lam.Additionally, Sean Ben-Zvi was named the winner of the Breezey Masters’ Competition, and Liv Bread’s Dylan Klymenko took home the title of New York’s Best Barista.
100% of profits from the New York Coffee Festival are donated to Project Waterfall, with over $250,000 raised to date for NYC-based charity: water to deliver life-changing water projects in coffee-growing regions. We are looking forward to seeing how much this year’s event has raised. Find out more about Project Waterfall at projectwaterfall.org and charity: water at charitywater.org.
The New York Coffee Festival will return in 2020. Stay tuned for dates and details in the months to come.For the latest on The New York City Coffee Festival, please visit:Website: www.newyorkcoffeefestival.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/newyorkcoffeefestival Twitter: twitter.com/NYCoffeeFestInstagram: instagram.com/newyorkcoffeefestival 
ABOUT ALLEGRA GROUP:Allegra Events, the organizer of New York Coffee Festival, is a young, dynamic, and influential branch of the Allegra Group working to produce powerful, interactive events that engage and inspire audiences across the world.About The New York Coffee Festival:The New York Coffee Festival is New York’s flagship coffee event, celebrating the burgeoning specialty coffee scene in this great city. With exceptional coffee, as well as food, cocktails, live music and art on offer, it’s an unmissable event for coffee lovers of all levels.The New York Coffee Festival is a celebration of community and culture, returning to the Metropolitan Pavilion from October 11-13, 2019. Whether you’re a beginner, a coffee aficionado, a self-confessed coffee geek or a key industry stakeholder, we’re curating an immersive program just for you.
Taste your way through the vibrant New York coffee scene with hundreds of exciting coffees to sample. Boost your coffee knowledge in workshops, be a part of interactive demos and meet the top US artisans and baristas one-to-one. To top it all off, enjoy delicious street food, coffee cocktails, live music and coffee-inspired art.
The Festival boasts an array of experiential features such as Latte Art Live, The Sensory Experience, The Lab, The Village, the Brew Bar, the Cold Brew Coffee Bar and The Kitchen.
For the very first time, the New York Coffee Festival will also host global roaster tournament Roast Masters and a new experiential area dedicated to the art of chocolate making and chocolate tasting.
With 100% of our profits being donated to Project Waterfall, partnering with NYC-based charity: water to deliver life-changing water projects in coffee-growing regions. Since 2011, Project Waterfall has raised over $1.4 million, bringing clean water to more than 50,000 people across seven countries. The New York Coffee Festival has contributed $250,000 towards the cause. Find out more about Project Waterfall at projectwaterfall.org and charity: water at charitywater.org.
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THE NEW YORK COFFEE FESTIVAL Returns For A 3rd Consecutive Year
The New York Coffee Festival, New York City’s flagship coffee event, is thrilled to announce its third consecutive year in The City That Never Sleeps. The festival will
take place this October 13-15 in its new home at the Metropolitan Pavilion (125 West 19th Street). Allegra Events Ltd. looks forward to further expanding the festival this year with even more vendors, new lab sessions, latte art demonstrations, and more.For more information, please visit: www.newyorkcoffeefestival.com.
This year’s event will include over 100 innovative exhibitors, including: Bluestone Lane Coffee, Devoción, La Marzocco, Ally Coffee, Califia Farms, Flat Brew, Nobletree, and more. The three- day festival will also feature the Coffee Masters NYC barista championship, The Lab program featuring an exciting line-up of interactive demonstrations, educational workshops, talks and tastings, the Coffee Music Project, and the Coffee Art Project, as well as:
-Latte Art Live, where visitors will be able to learn first-hand how to make beautiful latte art in demonstrations given by some of the best baristas New York City has to offer, as well as guest baristas from around the world.
-The Village will feature small innovative brands and many new coffee, tea, and artisan food products that have not yet been seen elsewhere.
-The Coffee Cocktail Bar, which will provide an exciting range of coffee cocktails that will excite even the most casual coffee drinker, let alone coffee diehards.
In addition to offering hundreds of free samples from the highest quality specialty coffee and selected speciatly food brands, The New York Coffee Festival is also the official launch event of charitable Coffee Week NYCTM, which promotes the vibrancy of the coffee industry while also raising money for clean water and sanitation projects in coffee producing communities. 50% of all ticket sales will be donated to Project Waterfall with funds directly entrusted to NYC-based charity: water. Through these donations, Project Waterfall will be able to continue bringing clean water to coffee countries such as Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Rwanda.
For more information about charity: water and their recent projects, go to http://www.charitywater.org.
On this year’s festival, Allegra Group CEO, Jeffrey Young shares, “The New York Coffee Festival is back for its third year with more to offer than ever before. Visitors can expect awe-inspiring exhibits, fascinating workshops and talks and delicious street food – all while enjoying as much coffee as they could possibly want! With 50% of all standard ticket sales going to Project Waterfall, we aim to raise more than $100,000 charitable funds to provide clean drinking water in coffee countries via our local partner charity: water.”
Tickets for The New York Coffee Festival are now on sale at: www.newyorkcoffeefestival.com, and are expected to sell out quickly. For coffee connoisseurs and foodies alike, this event is bound to give New Yorkers and global attendees a truly exciting break from the daily grind.
EVENT DETAILS:
WHAT: The New York Coffee Festival
WHEN: Fri., Oct. 13th – Sun, Oct. 15th 2017
Friday, October 13 | Trade Session (2pm – 7:30pm)
Saturday, October 14 | Morning Session (9:30am – 12:30pm)
Saturday, October 14 | Afternoon Session (12:30pm – 3:30pm)
Saturday, October 14 | Late Session (3:30pm – 6:30pm)
Sunday, October 15 | Morning Session (9:30am – 1pm)
Sunday, October 15 | Afternoon Session (1pm – 4:30pm)WHERE: The Metropolitan Pavilion | 125 W. 18th St. | New York, NY 10011
TICKETS: www.newyorkcoffeefestival.com/tickets
For the latest on The New York City Coffee Festival, please visit:
Website: www.newyorkcoffeefestival.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/newyorkcoffeefestival
Twitter: twitter.com/NYCoffeeFest
Instagram: instagram.com/newyorkcoffeefestival
Official Hashtag: #newyorkcoffeefestival
ABOUT ALLEGRA GROUP:
Allegra Events, the organizer of New York Coffee Festival, is a young, dynamic, and influential branch of the Allegra Group working to produce powerful, interactive events that engage and inspire audiences across the world.
