This is part 1 of the Latte Art Throw Down held at Cafe Main in Grandview, Missouri on Main Street. The judges of the Latte Art were Jon Cates from Broadway Cafe and Roastery, Art Ozias from Java Junction, Jason Burton from Lab5702 and Ben Helt from Benetti’s Coffee. —– HOST Cafe Main: cafemainkc.com JUDGES Broadway Cafe www.broadwaycafeandroastery.com Benettis Coffee: benettiscoffee.com Java Junction www.facebook.com LAB 5702: lab5702.com

An overview of a beautifully restored Olympia Cremina 67 direct piston lever espresso machine, including a look inside the machine, at the pressurestat, and other details.

Just a quick video showing how I make my lattes on the La Pavoni with PID controller. I’m not latte art expert, but I try to provide some information on what I have learned thus far. Hope you enjoy the video, thanks!

My Italian-made Pasquini Livietta T2 semi-automatic espresso machine and Pasquini Lux burr grinder. I demonstrate it’s cabability to make a cappuccino. I am using Prima Cafe Voltaire coffee beans from Oklahoma City. The espresso shot is pulled under +15 bar pressure through 14 grams of coffee in about 22 seconds after a 30 pound tamp. More to come . . .

Gail tests out this new standalone milk frother from Bodum, designed to whip up cool, frothy milk to use with your espresso machine or coffee maker.

Short clip similar to the last. This time I mounted the iPhone on a tripod which helped with things like contrast, white balance and focus when filming with the iPhone. By comparing this video and “Making a Latte on Lelit Combi – iPhone 4″ you can see the difference in quality when the camera’s not moving around and struggling to adjust to light changes etc.

In this video, celebrated latte artist Clifton Hillary III (MLA) recreates the Mona Lisa using espresso, bovine milk, and chocolate syrup. This is an entry in the 2008 Whole Latte Love Latte Art Contest.

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Here is a double ristretto latte being made on a pidded Rancilio Silvia. My blog: coffeemachineman.wordpress.com