http://www.yumsugar.com To die for. en http://media.onsugar.com/v273/static/imgs/feeds/logos/yumsugar.jpg http://www.yumsugar.com http://www.yumsugar.com/Latte-Art-Love-Hate-1885886 <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/Latte-Art-Love-Hate-1885886"><img width=154 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/17470/34_2008/Picture_1_0.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>As <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/1800702" >Starbucks's dominance slips</a>, I hope more people will turn to local coffee shops for their daily caffeine fix. The number one thing I love about my neighborhood cafe, <a href="http://www.cafemurano.com/CM/index.htm" onclick='trackOutboundLink("/outgoing/www.cafemurano.com/CM/index.htm", ""); return true;' target="_blank">Murano</a>, is that the cappuccinos come with a pretty foam heart. In my opinion, the best coffee drinks are made with love, and <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/958785" >latte art</a> of any kind demonstrates a true passion for coffee-making. How about you: Do you appreciate latte art?</p> <p><a href="http://nosfer.ro/2008/08/21/coffee-art/" onclick='trackOutboundLink("/outgoing/nosfer.ro/2008/08/21/coffee-art/", ""); return true;' target="_blank">Source</a></p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/Latte-Art-Love-Hate-1885886" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Latte Art: Love It or Hate It? </label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-1885886" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-1885886" name="edit[choice]" value="0-1885886" class="form-radio" /> Love it</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-1885886" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-1885886" name="edit[choice]" value="1-1885886" class="form-radio" /> Hate it</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-1885886" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-1885886" name="edit[choice]" value="2-1885886" class="form-radio" /> Undecided</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="1885886" /> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.yumsugar.com/Latte-Art-Love-Hate-1885886#comment poll coffee Love It or Hate It espresso latte art Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:00:28 -0700 partysugar http://www.yumsugar.com/Latte-Art-Love-Hate-1885886 http://www.yumsugar.com/Inventor-Oleksiy-Pikalo-Creates-Latt-Art-Machine-1133233 <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/Inventor-Oleksiy-Pikalo-Creates-Latt-Art-Machine-1133233"><img width=160 height=123 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl0/1/15259/12_2008/can_latte.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>You may have seen <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/958785" >beautiful latté art</a> before, but have you ever seen latté art with text? How about cups of joe with intricate patterns and images? If you haven't, then you're in for a treat. Inventor <a href="http://opikalo.wordpress.com/" onclick='trackOutboundLink("/outgoing/opikalo.wordpress.com/", ""); return true;' onclick='trackOutboundLink("/outgoing/opikalo.wordpress.com/", ""); return true;' target="_blank">Oleksiy Pikalo</a> has taken an old X-Y flatbed plotter - a machine similar to a printer - and converted it into a latté art machine. With it he can program different images and patterns to display on top of his morning coffee. This image is one he created, and you can see the machine at work - it's really pretty fascinating - when you watch the video. To check it out, just read more.</p> <p><center></p> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PjgVeJkdBn0&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PjgVeJkdBn0&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><p></center></p> <p><a href="http://opikalo.wordpress.com/" onclick='trackOutboundLink("/outgoing/opikalo.wordpress.com/", ""); return true;' onclick='trackOutboundLink("/outgoing/opikalo.wordpress.com/", ""); return true;' target="_blank">Source</a> </p> http://www.yumsugar.com/Inventor-Oleksiy-Pikalo-Creates-Latt-Art-Machine-1133233#comment coffee coffee art latte art lattes oleksiy pikalo Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:01:51 -0700 YumSugar http://www.yumsugar.com/Inventor-Oleksiy-Pikalo-Creates-Latt-Art-Machine-1133233 http://www.yumsugar.com/Baristas-Make-Beautiful-Latte-Art-958785 <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/Baristas-Make-Beautiful-Latte-Art-958785"><img width=106 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl0/1/15259/03_2008/DSC_4214_2.large.JPG'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>This past weekend, my friends and I found ourselves waiting in line for some <a href="http://ritualroasters.com/" onclick='trackOutboundLink("/outgoing/ritualroasters.com/", ""); return true;' target="_blank">tasty coffee</a>. When our orders came up, we each had some cutesy latte art - hearts, leaves, etc. - and it got me wondering about latte art in general. Some baristas really take pride in it and there are many clever designs out there. I recently came across this video that walks you through several different designs, including rabbits and stars. The unknown barista is very inspirational; after watching it, I wanted to give it a try myself! </p> <p>To check out the video and get inspired, read more.</p> <p><center></p> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BLL4khimqrw&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BLL4khimqrw&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><p></center></p> http://www.yumsugar.com/Baristas-Make-Beautiful-Latte-Art-958785#comment coffee art coffee art baristas latte latte art Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:01:18 -0800 YumSugar http://www.yumsugar.com/Baristas-Make-Beautiful-Latte-Art-958785