2017 was mostly terrible, and 2018 competence be a genocide of us all, though not all is bleak. Everyone has their possess tiny list of things to demeanour brazen to, and let us move a cold new one to your attention. This entrance March, Sprudge has partnered with SXSW—America’s inaugural collection of slicing corner film, music, tech, humanities and food culture—to move we a fest’s first-ever coffee exhibition. Dubbed a “Roasters Village,” it’ll occur Saturday, Mar 10th by Monday, Mar 12th as partial of SouthBites, SXSW’s innovative food programming and season enlightenment exhibition.
We’ve worked behind a scenes with SXSW over a final few months to co-curate a torpedo choice of coffee exhibitors during a event, and we’re anxious be means to share this info with we now. It’s starting tiny this year—just a dozen or so brands are means to exhibit—with an eye towards flourishing coffee’s participation during SXSW in a years to come. Confirmed exhibitors for a 2018 eventuality embody Intelligentsia Coffee, Swiss Water Decaf, Irving Farm Coffee Roasters, Deadstock Coffee, Slingshot Coffee, Five Elephant Coffee, and many more. A full list of exhibitors will be announced by a festival in a entrance days.
We’re also removing concerned on a programming lane as well. On Mar 12th, Sprudge co-founder Jordan Michelman will assuage a row featuring author Dave Eggers and Mokhtar Alkhanshali, a theme of Eggers’ new book, “The Monk of Mokha.” More info on a row is accessible here as partial of a festival’s Food harangue track.
We unequivocally wish we can join us in Austin for SXSW 2018! We’ll be covering a eventuality live from Austin as partial of a partnership with SXSW, so demeanour brazen to disdainful interviews, live amicable media coverage, podcast episodes, off-site parties, and most some-more from a eventuality in March. And breakfast tacos. So many breakfast tacos.
