A slightly absurd latte art challenge «

A slightly absurd latte art challenge

July 21st, 2007

The challenge is simple – pour latte art in something unusual and post a link in the comments or use trackback.

I’ve been thinking about this for a little while and was inspired by a few amusing pours like these:

Tonx:

Owl3:

If enough people get into it then maybe there will be some sort of pointless prize suiting the silliness of this. I challenge you – pour somewhere stupid!

UPDATE: A rather excellent first offering from Tim Styles in the comments.

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So…. Tokyo…..

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http://espressorun.blogspot.com Kiril

haha james you crack me up
Swanstein

Haha this is so awesome!
http://espressolab.ca Jimmy

Navel Macchiati, anyone?
http://www.espressotrainer.com Jason Haeger

I’m in! I just wish I were creative enough to find something “strange” to pour into. Not many non-beverage containers around here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/perryskaravas/ perrys

That is very smart James! Very nice!
http://aldocoffee.com RichW

This is one of those all-so-rare times when one wishes one had a glass eye to pop out of its socket…
… or would the milk leak into your brain?
Claire (the coffee fairy)

You have my sick little brain, along with many others I suspect, contemplating the pleasure/pain aspect of this challenge. I wonder if anyone would be up for a volcano pour (directly in the mouth!)

Leave it with me, I can be very persuasive…
http://www.jamesgourmetcoffee.com Peterj

That sounds hot and very wrong for all of the wrong reasons miss coffee fairy.
“You have my sick little brain, along with many others I suspect, contemplating the pleasure/pain aspect of this challenge. I wonder if anyone would be up for a volcano pour (directly in the mouth!)”
http://tropicalsaloon.com Tim Styles

Ahh! I was thinking about this the other day, just after I’d poured a rosetta into a saucer.
http://tropicalsaloon.com Tim Styles

Alright, no picture embedding….

Here’s the link: http://www.tropicalsaloon.com/photos/saucer.jpg
http://tropicalsaloon.com Tim Styles

I put the challenge to the guys at Ninth St Espresso (NYC) today, and only have the results in video format. I’ll get them up onto YouTube, and post links.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/perryskaravas/ perrys

Just made this one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/perryskaravas/920585330/
http://tropicalsaloon.com Tim Styles

Nice one! I can’t believe this topics come up, at the only point in my life where I have no immediate access to a machine.
http://www.cafe-grendel.blogspot.com Grendel

Come on – lets see the contact lens pour!
Thundergod

Go for it Grendel.
http://www.cafe-grendel.blogspot.com Grendel

Not a hope!

I tried a few variations over the weekend and only managed this:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Grendelpics/T5/photo?authkey=TXTyP9Ns2OE#5095215307754249522

Best you can say is it looks a little like an egg in negative.

Jeremy Hilsdunk at Epic had a go with my eggshell this morning and managed this:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Grendelpics/CoffeePicStorage/photo?authkey=jm1m1Yud3Qo#5095390207412477362

I reckon it is not a bad effort!
http://www.cafe-grendel.blogspot.com Grendel

cafe grendel: Hilsdunk’s Slamdunk
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http://meetthepresspot.blogspot.com Meister

Hello there, James! I managed this rather shoddy rosetta in a 4.5oz metal scoop. Not much to brag about, but this challenge is much harder than I’d expected.
http://meetthepresspot.blogspot.com Meister

Rats, it didn’t post.

Ah well, here’s a link!
Marianne

A few of us here at murky coffee tried pouring into each other’s hands today. It was apretty dismal failure at first, but by the end we started to see the makings of some rosettas! We’re trying to become experts now, and hope to someday send you pictures :)
http://flickr.com/photos/23045811N00/ conrad
http://flickr.com/photos/23045811N00/ conrad

well, that totally didn’t work, so here’s the link.

http://flickr.com/photos/23045811@N00/1264330150/
http://www.thebeaningoflife.com jon stovall

heres mine.

http://www.thebeaningoflife.com/images/stories/picsnvids/HB_IMG_1841.jpg

latte art in aluminum foil.
http://www.thebeaningoflife.com jon stovall

in an ice cream scoop.

http://www.thebeaningoflife.com/images/stories/picsnvids/HB_IMG_1845.jpg
http://www.ianclark.net Ian Clark

How about in a guitar?!

http://www.ianclark.net/guitarlatte.jpg

The video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9QYrm4wzmM

Booya!
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http://moosis.blogspot.com moosis

Hello seventh, congratulation about your winning in the WBC.
Can I participate?
Here a couple of mine
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10064926@N07/809324801/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10064926@N07/1125721011/
http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com Brian Franklin

Isaiah poured a latte in his OWN mouth. Nailed the heart.
Pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/66932307@N00/sets/72157602159441022/
Video here: http://www.doubleshotcoffee.com/Propaganda.html
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http://www.wholelattelove.com/latteart_contest.cfm EliseLovesCoffee

For a slightly less absurd latte art challenge, Whole Latte Love is sponsoring a latte art contest where you can win a Gaggia Baby Twin. http://www.wholelattelove.com/latteart_contest.cfm
janlen_09

awessssommmmeeee!!!!!
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Wow that’s preety awesome..

Keep up the hard work!!

:)
http://www.thebaristaeffect.com Luke Shilling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDE1Pq9DzOE

Latte Art from the milk bottle. The idea came from trying to find a quicker way to make a cup of coffee.

enjoy.

oh yeah sorry about the quality.

luke