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The truth is out. What do die hard coffee drinkers in coffee-obsessed Australia really order?: Caffeine connoisseurs say lattes are the cream of the crop | Herald Sun. Yes, it’s the boorish latte. (And written by a boorish reporter: “Caffeine connoisseurs”?!? It’s been a while since we’ve seen the tiresome caffeine riff.)
Of course we’re being [...]

Tags: australia, australia_coffee, caffeine_riff, counter_culture_coffee, flat_white, latte, latte_art, melbourne_cafes, milk_frothing, wine_analogy

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Brisbane, Australia’s Courier-Mail ran an article today reviewing espresso drinks at various cafés in Brisbane’s James Street Markets: Fertile ground for battle of baristas | The Courier-Mail. They rated the flat whites at five cafés on a 10-point scale.
For those unfamiliar with the flat white, it isn’t just Oceania’s lingo for a (caffè) “latte” — [...]

Tags: australia_coffee, brisbane_cafes, cafe_reviews, clover_brewer, flat_white, latte_art

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Seattle’s Coffee Fest trade show ended yesterday. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer published an article announcing the winners of its “Millrock Free Pour Latte Art competition” (isn’t that a mouthful?): Artistic cup of joe brings home $5,000 prize.
Top honors and $5,000 of prize money went to Layla Emily Osberg of Vancouver, BC’s Blenz Coffee — where I [...]

Tags: Barista, barista_championships, coffee_fest, espresso_vivace, latte_art, macchiato, milk_frothing, vancouver_cafes

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Jack Hanna of Canberra, Australia is the reigning world champion of latte art — at least according to the recent World Latte Art Championships held in Belgium this past May: Aussie cappuccino king says coffee art not all froth | Lifestyle | Living | Reuters.
Australia has won the title two years running. (No surprise, given [...]

Tags: Barista, espresso_sameness, latte_art, milk_frothing, neil_patrick_harris, vinnie_delpino

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Some of us coffee freaks out there are often dumbfounded when a local in another city suddenly stumbles upon a coffee institution we otherwise know all too well. For example, take this local’s “discovery” of Bulldog Coffee, and latte art, in Toronto: Latte Art at Bulldog Coffee.
Maybe it’s not quite like being Catholic and having [...]

Tags: latte_art, toronto_coffee

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If it weren’t for its own BART station, even fewer SF residents would know where Glen Park is. But a local neighborhood coffee shop, Cafe Bello, has quietly been making its mark as one of the premiere coffee destinations in the city. It’s just that few locals know it — let alone do they know [...]

Tags: Barista, caffe_bello, coffee_roasters, espresso_review, glen_park, ipa_cups, latte_art, mr-espresso, nuova_point, rancilio, vac_pot

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