Comments on: Latte Art Competition

By: Ron Cortez

Ron Cortez — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:29:31 +0000

Dude, this is awsome. Thank you so much for putting colour in our coffee culture. I will practice a lot for next time now that I see all the talent in our town. Congratulations to Joseph.

By: Chris Tingom

Chris Tingom — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:25:17 +0000

Hi Ron, sorry you couldn’t make it out tonight. We’ll be doing it again. The competition was really fierce.

By: Ron Cortez

Ron Cortez — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:19:11 +0000

I want to excuse myself. Even though I was practicing all week (some of you guys got to try lattes for free at the shop so that is payment enough) I am not going to be able to go. It is great all the work and detail on organizing this event. Thank you so much Steve for being so cool. I am looking forward to meet all of you next time. And Yes, I really like the fact that some of you were thinking on beating me (it is not hard to do), after all competition is what makes us better and better all the time. Until next time.

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:41:51 +0000

Good question Austin! The definition of a ‘latte’ is something I pulled from a barista championship definition guide, not necessarily from a latte art competition. In all of this I wanted to make this event fun for everyone – competitors, sponsors, judges, and the public. I don’t want to have rules that prevent someone from competing. That line is something that Chris and I will discuss and likely will end up removing from the final judging form. Please feel free to come by and join the fun and help us review the rules in preparation for the next one!

By: Austin

Austin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:05:16 +0000

Really wish i could make it but it isn’t looking good. Qualifications for a latte seem someone stringent. The best latte art milk seems to be micro foam but very liquidy and almost indistinguishable from that regular milk. Definitely not thick and dense. That sound more like a cappuccino to me. Am I wrong?

By: Chris Tingom

Chris Tingom — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:07:59 +0000

JC: Good question! You can bring whatever you like, however milk, espresso, pitcher, mugs and all will be provided. The espresso is from Ground Control Coffee. The milk (I don’t know).

By: jc

jc — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:03:52 +0000

Hey just wondering the rules didn’t state if the competitor is required to bring own milk, espresso, pitcher, mugs ect….. or if they can use own espresso?