Welcome to our Press Portal
Thanks for taking an interest in who we are and what we do. Here you will find a summary of our media mentions and achievements, as well as a link to download our latest press fact sheet and our contact information.
For press enquiries, please email [email protected]
Awards
8x Winner of the Nordic Roaster Championship
(2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2010, 2009, 2008)
World Barista Champion, 2004
3 x Norwegian Barista Champion
(2004, 2002, 2001)
Press Photos
View our latest press photos in Dropbox. Please note: if you wish to use any of these photos, credit the photographers whose names are in the parent folder. If you have a specific photo in mind and can’t find what you need, get in touch with us via the details on this page.
Contact Info
For press enquiries, interview requests and more information, please email
[email protected]
We’ll be in touch as soon as we can.
Media Mentions
2022
Financial Times – The best independent coffee shops in the world
2021
DN,Smak – Tim Wendelboe lanserer kaffe aquavit
5TH Wave Magazine – Growing an icon
Scottish Centre for Global History – Coffee in the 21st Century
2020
Vårt Oslo – Et bortgjemt stykke kaffeglede på Løkka
The Coffee Quest – What is Collaboration?
Coffeando – Tim Wendelboe: how I lived the two months that have changed the way we drink coffee
Vogue Paris – The 9 best hotspots in Oslo
Sovdacoffee – How Coffee Shop Owners are Coping with the Crisis
2019
Daily Mail – Oslo for under £100 a night!
Hyllands Verden – Ideas for the sustainable city
Baristainstitute – A cup of coffee with Tim Wendelboe
Fredensborg Bolig – Vi prater kaffe med Tim Wendelboe
coffee t&i – Tim Wendelboe: A Humble Heart for Coffee
SPRUDGE – Jenny Hval’s New Album Fueled By Tim Wendelboe Coffee
2018
TV2 Norge – ‘En Bit av Norden’ with Niklas Ekstedt
Dagens Næringsliv – Dette er nordmennene bak stjernerestauranten Noma
Michelin Guide – Coffee at Night in Tokyo
Apertif – Han Gir Espressoen En Ny Sjanse
Sagene Avis – Når Tim Wendelboe sørger for kaffen til loppemarkedet…
European Coffee Trip – An Ultimate Guide to Coffee on YouTube
Sprudge – 21 Illustrated Questions for Tim Wendelboe
2017
Aperitifi – He gives the espresso a second chance
The Daily Meal – Oslo Coffee Expert Tim Wendelboe Wants to Change the Way We Drink Coffee
GQ Magazine – The 5 best coffee shops in the world
Bakeri – 4 tips til bedre kaffe
Munchies Guide to Norway: The City Life
Godt – Tim Wendelboe feirer 10-årsjubileum: – Jeg har aldri prøvd å være venn med alle
Damn Magazine – A taste for coffee. Gaggengau honours the bean
Tim Wendelboe: 6 Ways to Improve Your Coffee Roasting Skills
SAS – Guide to the best coffee in Oslo
Unpacking Coffee – Interview with Tim Wendelboe
Vogue – Oslo’s Best Food, Coffee, and Shopping Are All in This One Neighborhood
Thoroughly Review – Top 10 Coffee Bloggers
Life & Thyme – Tim Wendelboe and the Art of Coffee Farming
Sprudge Wire – “Espresso Subscriptions & Tim Wendelboe At The La Marzocco Cafe”
Sprudge – “Tim Wendelboe Talks Noma Mexico, La Marzocco Cafe Residency”
NRK – “Nå er det svart kaffe som er trendy”
Tjeck Magazine – “Interview med verdens vildeste kaffechamp”
2016
Brygg – “Pretty Straightforward”
CNN – “How Norway is changing the way we drink coffee”
European Coffee Trip – “7 Questions for Tim Wendelboe”
Prima Coffee Equipment – “World Barista Championship 2015 Interview | Tim Wendelboe”
Yo amo el cafe de colombia – “Barista Noruego Habla Sobre Su Alianza Con Caficultor Del Huila”
GloHoliday – “The Best Cup Of Coffee In Scandinavia”
Stavanger Aftenblad – “Svart magi”
2015
Le.com – “Tim Wendelboe, a rockstar in the fine coffee world”
Dagens Næringsliv – “Lei kaffeautomaten? Slik lager du god kaffe på jobb”
Nationen – “Tim Wendelboe – kaffebonden fra Bærum”
Dagens Næringsliv – “Nå sitter jeg på farmen min i Colombia og håper på regn”
Sprudge – “Tim Wendelboe Bought A Coffee Farm”
Eater – “Why Did World Barista Champ Tim Wendelboe Buy a Coffee Farm in Colombia?”
The New York Times Travel – “Favorite Streets in 12 European Cities”
Telegraph Travel – “The world’s most ‘hipster’ neighbourhoods”
Coffee Awesome – “January 2015 – Tim Wendelboe (part 1)”
Coffee Awesome – “February 2015 – Tim Wendelboe (part 2)”
Tabletop Journal – “Figgjo: New OSLO, Intensifying The Coffee Drinking Experience”
Worldchefs – “Figgjo – sets a new standard for serving coffee”
Sprudge Wire – “Turn Back The Clock With Tim Wendelboe’s ‘Now And Then’ Espresso Experience”
Litfest – “Tim Wendelboe Guest blog”
Eater – “How One Family Farm is Changing the Face of Brazilian Coffee”
Sprudge – “More World Barista Championship Street Style With Joanna Han”
Hotelier International – “Tim Wendelboe”
Coffee Awesome – “DRIP: Tim Wendelboe: It started when I…”
Home-Barista.com – “Tim Wendelboe on Roasting/Pourover/Espresso/Cupping [videos + index]”
Sprudge – “BREAK IN: Tim Wendelboe Coffee Burglarized And You’ll Never Guess What They Stole”
The Inquisitr – “Tim Wendelboe Coffee Shop Burglarized”
Figgjo AS – “Nyhet: Figgjo Oslo – forsterker kaffeopplevelsen!”
LXUS – “Figgjo + Tim Wendelboe = sant”
Horecanytt – “Figgjo samarbeider med Tim Wendelboe”
NRK – “Kaffetørste innbruddstyver knuste ruta”
2014
Aftenposten.no – Verdens best kaffe (The world’s best coffee)
Nespresso Debate in Aftenposten.no part 1
Nespresso Debate in Aftenposten.no part 2
2013
2012
Snakker ikke norsk, Radio Nova, February
2011
Under Kniven, Aftenposten, February 10th
2010
The New York Times blog, October 14th
FBI TV feature at NRK, September 23rd
2009
Østlandssendingen 11.nov. (Radio Podcast)
Mamizeit – “How to improve the quality of your everyday coffee”
2008
Slow Food Oslo – “Fra kaffebønne til kaffekopp”
Apéritif – “Slik blir du verdensmester”
Apéritif – “Vant NM i Baristakunst”
NRK – TV story about coffee consumption in Norway
2007
Where to go – “Mekka for kaffeelskere”
Radio clip made by media students (mp3)
Peppernet – “Om litt er kaffen klar”
Peppernet – “Verdens beste kafeer? Prøv Russland!”
Espresso Spesialisten – “Tim Wendelboe har åpnet!”
Aftenposten – “Skal det være litt hjemmebrent?”
Spisekartet Restaurantguide – “Tim Wendelboe i Grünersgate 1”
2006
Glad i mat – “Prøv TIMs kresne kaffe”
Postimees – “Kohvile pühendatud elu ”
gimme! coffee – “Espresso Training with Tim W.”
Colombian magazine (“Mejores herramientas para un mejor espresso”)
2005
Café Europa No. 21 – “A championship year”
Tønsbergs Blad – “Kaffekunstner på Teie”
Camagro – “Experto de la catación alaba café hondureño”
Honduras This Week Travel and Tourism – “Copan Update”
CoffeeWorld – “World Barista Champion Wendelboe achieves surprise win at Cup Tasting Championship”
SCAE – “2nd Cup tasters World Championship won by reigning Barista world champion Tim Wendelboe”
Dagens Næringsliv – “Verdens beste i kaffesmaking”
Beige – brochure for TINE & SH
2004
Barista Magazine – “Barista at large…”
VG – “- Latte ingen hverdagsdrikk”
Beige – “Norrman världsmästare i att göra espresso”
SCAE – “World Barista Championship in Trieste – Wendelboe wins for Norway!”
Diario El Mundo – “Cierre con nuevas pérdidas”
Aftenposten – “Norge vant VM i kaffekunst”
Dagens næringsliv – “Kaffeverdensmester”
NRK FBI – “Espresso til hjemmebruk”
Apéritif – “Gammel traver igjen på kaffetoppen”
Temperato – “Resultater og bilder fra NM i baristakunst”
2003
TINE – “Vinn baristakurs i Italia!”
Art of Taste (TV 2 hjelper deg) – “Test av kaffe”(1/2)
Art of Taste (TV 2 hjelper deg) – “Test av kaffe”(2/2)
Dagsavisen – “Kald kaffe på varme dager”
The Flamekeeper – “Norway and Coffee”(Third Wave, Trish R. Skeie)
Hvem Hva Hvor – “Kaffekulturen”
2002
SCAE – 2002 World Barista Championship results
CoffeeGeek – “Interview with Tim Wendelboe, Master Barista”
Color Line magazine – “Iskald kaffenytelse” / “Ice cold coffee delight”
Dagbladet – “Verdens beste kaffekokere”
Dagbladet. – “Norsk andreplass i kaffe-VM”
Forbrukerrapporten – “Øvelse gjør mester”
2001
Avis1 – “Verdens nest beste kaffekunstner”
2000
Avis1 – “Kul kaffe lages med kjærlighet”
Spisekartet.no – “Nykommere og unge markerer seg”
Aftenposten – “I espressofart til NM”
Lykkens Portal – “Te for trend” (Tim Wendelboe’s first media appearance)