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Perfect Cup has been linked! The co-administrator of Coffee Forum (see website description to the right of this page) requested a link exchange with Journey to the Perfect Cup. Apparently this blog was seen as a potential useful resource for Coffee Forum users. I’m very excited! Go check out Coffee Forum for yourself. They’ve got lots of great info for those of you getting hooked on good coffee.


On another note, after a few trying days of hopeless latte art hearts and rosettas, I finally got another one this evening! More impressive, at least to me, was that this heart was achieved using full fat boxed milk. Usually it’s easier to work with full fat fresh milk. Enjoy the pic.

Rosie Rosetta

Rosetta practice has begun. Little Feet, Little Brother, their parents and Husband’s Friend were all over this evening so I got lots of practice in- under the ever watchful eyes of Little Feet, of course. Here’s how it went.
6 Cappuccinos:
      2 hearts
      1 heart- with stripes
      1 half rosettta
      1 kind of whole rosetta
      1 whole- but really faint rosetta
Not a bad start at all to the new shape. If I can keep this up, maybe I’ll be able to master it by next week!
Have a look below at the pictures of the better rosettes.

From Heart to Rosetta

I've managed to get some pretty decent latte art hearts over the last week. Still working on the texture of my crema to create a better base for the heart but all in all it's shaping up nicely.  I'm trying to work my way up to the rosetta, which is possibly the most classic of latte art shapes.  See the youtube video below from kingseven to get an idea of how the pros do it.  They make it look deceptively easy! 

Oh My Heart…

Perseverance is rewarded! I got the latte art heart! The espresso was good (crema could have been better). The milk was just right and the heart was most definitely recognizable! There's still a long way to go but at least progress is being made. With more practice I should be able to move on to the rosetta soon. Have a look at the pics below.