We were privileged enough to attend an exclusive barista art event organised by NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto. Internationally renowned, New York based coffee artist and barista Michael Breach wowed us with his incredible talent on the night. We were spoilt with plenty of coffee in a variety of the Dolce Gusto pods. Dion Chang was there to lead the proceedings and we were treated like royalty.
Coffee art is rapidly becoming an expected element of coffee appreciation. Nowadays, no flat white, cappuccino or latte is seen as complete without some form of embellishment, be it a heart motif, leaf pattern or if the barista is really good, perhaps some kind of a figurative element. No one knows this better than internationally acclaimed ‘fine art coffee portraiture artist’ Michael Breach. Michael is widely lauded as the Da Vinci of coffee art, a barista with an ability to perfectly capture people’s faces with his amazing portraiture, by creating images using a toothpick to stroke the coffee cream into the crema or foam in the cup.
To celebrate his visit to South Africa, Breach will be creating portraits of South African celebrities, iconic landmarks and local animals. To experience coffee in a totally new way, visit the pop up café at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town from 17 -30 June 2014 {so there is still time to see him in action this weekend!} for a free café style coffee. The pop up café will open between 9am and 4pm.
NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto is an official partner of the World Design Capital 2014. For more information visit them at www.dolce-gusto.co.za, like them on Facebook or follow them on twitter @dolcegustoza.
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