Comments on: NWRBC: your cat-like, caviar-slinging barista action here

By: Rich Westerfield

Rich Westerfield — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:31:50 +0000

Ben,
Appreciate the encouragement, but really, in our experiments, the things taste truly awful. You’re probably too young to remember Fizzies, but they had a cola one that tasted like the spawn of RC and Robitussin. That’s sort of where we’re at. It’s fun to think about, but you wouldn’t want to drink it.

Still, we’re exploring other entertainment possibilities. Perhaps our own version of an Irish coffee… making a liter of the Cat Fizzies in a jug with some whip cream and adding a pack of Mentos.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:03:17 +0000

that guy cut and paste the link to Billy’s competition clip and the reference to your site.
Cheers!

By: bz

bz — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:30:39 +0000

clealry, billy, you need to be very afraid of those pittsburgh people.

By: Hoffmann

Hoffmann — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:01:19 +0000

As far as I know for Tokyo you should be able to lay out the prep table in your 15 minutes, but we shall see.
The new rules as I heard them had still to be finalised at the WBC meeting in New York.

Congrats to Billy – awesome and inspiring.

By: Rich Westerfield

Rich Westerfield — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:56:59 +0000

Since Billy took the caviar off the table, we’re now thinking of eschewing the whole Ferran thing and going with a Copperfield-esque removing of the tablecloth in one quick yank without spilling a drop. We keep hearing the crowd wants showmanship

Oh, and Black Cat Fizzies are still under consideration.

If we do that, we’ll have no intention of actually winning, but the kids backstage in prep will have a blast chewing on them and foaming at the mouth.

By: bz

bz — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:26:45 +0000

even though you’d already told me about the tablecloth, i couldn’t beLIEVE how tortuous it was. that was downright funny.

and you looked a wee bit frantic after that.

By: billy wilson

billy wilson — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:56:09 +0000

that damn tablecloth! what the eff? let this be a lesson to ya... if you devise a last second switch in the way your folded the damn thing, you had best remember.

i walked away from the judges table convinced that i was going to go over time.

rumor has it, that in two WBCs from now, the competitor might be able to set the table in his/her 15 minute prep... how bout that!