LATTE ART

n.

A decorative image created by skillfully pouring steamed milk into an espresso. Also:cappuccino art.

—latte artistn.

Lively competition in the coffee tasting andlatte artcompetitions stirs the most applause. Several baristas makinglatte artare almost undone by nervous, shaking hands. Some people in the crowd find their avant-garde creations equally challenging, among them milk foam depictions of Batman, a redback spider and a perplexing "peacock on fire".

—Peter Munro, " The coffee wars: http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1341379/the-coffee-wars/,"The Courier, March 5, 2013

I try a few times.I make water-thin milk, poured over bitter shots. Finally, I get the milk consistency right, like wet paint. I try a littlelatte art. It looks like mating amoebas.

—Matt Richtel, " Learning to Create the Perfect Cup of Coffee: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/dining/learning-to-create-the-perfect-cup-of-coffee.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0,"The New York Times, December 31, 2012

In the Seattle Weekly's annual readers' poll, there is an award for bestlatte art("and if you have to ask whatlatte artis, you've never ordered a double tall with extra foam").

—Tony Kelly, "No wonder they're sleepless in Seattle,"The Independent, April 19, 1998

cappuccino economy

cheapuccino

coffee-spitter

latte factor

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