Barista from Dune Coffee Roasters named 2025 US Barista Champion

Barista from Dune Coffee Roasters named 2025 US Barista Champion

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Kay Cheon of Dune Coffee Roasters is a local coffee-legend after being named 2025 United States Barista Champion. This was Cheon's sixth year completing in the national competition that took place in Raleigh, North Carolina. There, he had an incredible performance in the championship's three courses – combining different coffees and ingredients that won him the Reg Barber Trophy. Cheon will be heading to Milan, Italy in O…

Sixth Time’s the Charm for 2025 U.S. Barista Champ Kay Cheon: Part Two

In his sixth year competing and fourth time in the finals, Kay Cheon broke through to become the newest U.S. Barista Champion. BY CHRIS RYANBARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Featured photo courtesy of Onyx Coffee Lab In the first section of this two-part interview, we learned how Kay Cheon—who works as head of wholesale and education at California’s Dune Coffee Roasters—won the 2025 U.S. Barista Championship (USBC) last month in Raleigh, N.C., after sever…