First ever coffee forum held at Garden Grove’s Stanton University by HAUS’ Coffee Hunter
Orange County, California – Led by “Coffee Hunter” Chris Eun Sang Kim, owner of HAUS Cafe, and Kyungmin University’s Professor Young Soon Park, who is also the head of Coffee Critic Association of Korea, the “Coffee Forum: the special flavor of tea & coffee that only you don’t know of” has helped University of Stanton pave the way for coffee in Garden Grove. The first ever coffee seminar in the OC started at 10am and over 80 participants had attended the event. The portfolios of attendees were very diverse. There were the usual coffee enthusiasts, those who pay close attention to the latest craze or trend in coffee and tea and also those who have a business affiliation with coffee. This includes business entrepreneurs who are interested in running their own coffee shop. The seminar lasted for three hours, but did not fail to continuously attract people’s attention. Professor Park discussed about coffee’s aroma while Mr. Kim presented special tea coffee and innovated café strategy. During the seminar, people also got to taste five flavors of a world-known specialty coffee. A professional barista also showcased his hand-drip coffee at the seminar.
The forum also presented three world-famous coffees: Hawaiian Kona, one of the best in the world, Kopi Luwak, which is eaten and excreted by the Asian palm civet, and the Rwanda coffee which is the winner of the Cup of Excellence (COE) coffee competition.“Usually, people call it coffee beans, but it is actually a coffee seed,” said Professor Park. “Coffee is like wine; it should also have various tastes.” Attendees also expressed their thoughts about different coffee flavors such as sweet nuts and bitter flavor. “Specialty coffee culture is radically increasing, especially in a coffee-loving country like the U.S.”, says Charlie Chung, a dean of the University of Stanton. “However, the course of professional coffee education system is very limited. Through this seminar, I could learn about people’s interests when it comes to specialty coffee. The seminar helps University of Stanton encourage the department of a barista course,” he added. It was also revealed at the seminar that Stanton University will offer barista training courses in 2014.
Hae Yeun Ha
K-Herald
