I think it all started with a movie back in 1988 staring Tom Cruise, a killer sound track including the Beach Boys and such memorable quotes as: ‘When you see the colour of their panties, you know you've got talent.’ Alcoholic beverages weren’t just liquids you drank anymore. Visiting the cocktail lounge was now about experiencing the razzle and dazzle as you watched the bartender flaring the bottles with such speed and such accuracy it left you begging for more.
The humble cup of coffee has now followed a similar trend as Coffee Art, the latest café trend, sweeps the globe. The flat white you order at your local café every morning is no longer just a crushed bean in hot frothing milk, it’s now a canvas for the brazier to create a tropical island, a romantic heart or perhaps, leave a personal message. Visiting your favourite cafe is back in fashion as people flock to drink skinny soy lattes flared by their favourite brazier.
Below is a video of some of the worlds best Braziers creating works of Coffee Art.
(Thanks must go to the producers of this video who have allowed us to embed it in our website. All words, images and video are copyright protected) Producer: Scottie Barista training, coffee, working as a barista, food, wine and coffee they are all good! Good for you, good for me, here on my YouTube chanel I will be posting videos of my latte art and other cafe, restaurant, kitchen, providor experiences http://www.youtube.com/user/ScottieCallaghan
So next time you’re at your local café don’t just ask for a flat white, set the bar a little higher and ask them to decorate it.
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Yeah, yeah, we all know how inappropriate it is when we arrive at our local café and park our bikes, en masse, in the most inappropriate locations. We arrive sore, smelly and often wet. We roam the café in our lycra while speaking our secret sports jargon. We order the house out of food and coffee and clog up the waiting line to the snare of our desk bound executive friends in their tailor made suits and designer watches. But once in a blue moon you come across a cafe who opens their arms to our quirky peloton and embraces the subculture of endurance athletes and yes, we’d like to celebrate them. So here they are:
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We're looking for WA's most athlete friendly cafes so we can give them a plug. Let us know where you hang out - post training.
