The Barista League's Guide to Planning Better Events

The Barista League's Guide to Planning Better Events by Steve Moloney and Angela Ferrara

Part manifesto, part practical guide, this book is a hands-on resource for anyone who wants to create meaningful coffee events for their community. Drawing on years of experience producing The Barista League, it walks readers through every stage of event-making—from shaping an idea and finding sponsors to building budgets and bringing an event to life.

Special Features

• Hard-earned lessons, honest insights, and advice from event producers in the specialty coffee world
• Includes concrete tools, perspective, and encouragement to help you build something memorable
• Easily applicable to any kind of event-planning, not just coffee events
• Insights from other industry leaders from brands like Rancilio, Urnex, Barista Magazine, and more

About the Authors

Steve Moloney is a coffee professional, event producer, and founder of The Barista League. With years of experience creating large-scale, community-driven coffee events around the world, he is known for bringing people together through competition, collaboration, and culture. His work focuses on making specialty coffee more inclusive, engaging, and accessible by rethinking how the industry gathers and shares ideas.

Angela Ferrara is a coffee professional and was Communications Director of The Barista League, where she helped shape events that celebrate creativity, community, and collaboration within specialty coffee. With a background in marketing and brand strategy, she applies a thoughtful, people-first approach to how coffee events are designed and experienced. 

Book Details

• Title: The Barista League's Guide to Planning Better Events
• Authors: Steve Moloney, Angela Ferrara
• Format: Paperback
• Subject: Coffee event planning, event organization
• Publication Date: 2020
• Publisher: Ferrara
• Dimensions: 210 x 150 x 10mm
• Weight: 170g