New World Latte Art Championships  

Welcome to the "New World Latte Art Championships at Coffee Fest" sponsored by Nuova Simonelli, Dillanos, Ghirardelli, Barista Magazine and Barista Exchange. We are proud to present the newest and most exciting barista competition to be produced at any coffee event anywhere!

Coffee Fest is pleased to announce the creation and debut of this fresh, exciting and leading edge 64 competitor tournament for the ages. The 64 Competitor format will feature head to head competition as "a match" between the competitors. The competitor receiving the highest score from the three judges will advance and the loser will be eliminated. Competitors will be given three minutes to produce one drink for the judges to be scored against the competitor at the facing machine on the tournament stage.

Judging will be based on five categories:
1) Aesthetic Beauty
2) Definition
3) Color Infusion
4) Degree of Difficulty and Creativity
5) Speed

Each Drink will be judged by Coffee Fest veteran judges: Matt Milletto of American Barista & Coffee School and Barista Exchange, Sarah Allen of Barista Magazine and Chris Deferio of Coffee Institute, using a ten point must scoring system. Each of the judges will compare the drink presented by each of the two competitors in each match and award 10 points to the competitor with the best presentation in each of the five categories. Judges will award nine points in each category for the drink they consider to be the lesser of the two. The competitor receiving the most points on each of the judge's scorecard will be the winner in that judges opinion. The competitor advancing will advance by virtue of the judge's scores of 3 to 0 or 2 to 1.

Bracket is coming soon for Seattle 2010

The New World Latte Art Championships will begin at 8:00am on Friday, 10:00am on Saturday and 10:00am on Sunday at the Seattle Coffee Fest, October 29-31, 2010. Interested competitors are encouraged to complete the application and submit to Coffee Fest with pictures of their best pours before the selection committee adjourns to set the field September 19, 2010 for the October show.

The ultimate champion will earn a grand sum of $2,500. Second place pockets $1,000 and third place earns $500.

Sponsors: Nuova Simonelli provide the Aurelia espresso machines and MDX Grinders. Dillanos provides the coffee and competitors may use their own tampers, steaming pitchers and cups. Ghirardelli Chocolate Company joins the list of proud sponsors.

To participate in the New World Latte Art Championship, please fill out an application form and return to Coffee Fest by September 19, 2010.

Coffee Fest New World Latte Art Championship Quick Facts
MC: Heather Perry, Two-time U.S. Barista Champion
Sponsors: Nuova Simonelli Barista Exchange Barista Magazine Dillanos Coffee Roasters Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
Number of Competitions: 24
Previous Show's Winners
Minneapolis, June 2010 1. Christopher Alameda, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Los Angeles, CA 2. Daniel Demers, Breaking New Grounds, Portsmouth, NH 3. Andrew Milstead, Urban Coffee Lounge, Kirkland, WA Meadowlands, N.J., March 2010 1. Jeremy Sterner, Peregrine Espresso, Arnold, MD 2. Marahiro Onishi, Pot Luck, Tokyo, Japan 3. Ryan Soeder, Starbucks, Louisville, KY Seattle, September 2009 1. Andrew Milstead, Urban Coffee Lounge, Kirkland, WA 2. Kevin Emmons, Caffe D'Arte, Portland, OR 3. Hiroshi Sawada, Tokyo, Japan Las Vegas, June 2009 1. Chris DeFerio, The Coffee Institute, Muncie, IN 2. Kevin Emmons, Caffe D'Arte, Portland, OR 3. Hiroshi Sawada, Tokyo, Japan
Past Winners
Jeremy Sterner, March 2010, Meadowlands Andrew Milsead, September 2009, Seattle Chris DeFerio, June 2009, Las Vegas Kevin Emmons, February 2009, Chicago Young Min Lee, November 2008, Hong Kong Hiroshi Sawada, September 2008, Seattle Ben Helfen, February 2008, Washington D.C. Layla Osberg, November 2007, Seattle Layla Osberg, June 2007, Atlanta Chris Baca, February 2007, Chicago Colter Jones, October 2006, Seattle Reid Hickman, June 2006, Las Vegas Reid Hickman, February 2006, Washington D.C. Lindsay Parker, October 2005, Seattle Billy Wilson, Jone 2005, Las Vegas Chris DeFerio, February 2005, Chicago JC Morris, October 2004, Seattle Chris DeFerio, March 2004, Washington D.C. Daniel Wayne, June 2004, Las Vegas Chris DeFerio, March 2004, Washington D.C. JC Morris, October 2003, Seattle Sammy Piccolo, March 2003, Atlantic City Zach Lackik, November 2002, Seattle