latte art – Only In Japan

Hot Springs Latte Art

It was a rainy autumn morning in the mountains of Gunma, but I didn’t care because I’d just spent a half hour soaking in punishingly hot mineral water at a Japanese inn and was sitting in front of an extra-strong coffee with the hot springs mark drawn in the foam! Here’s how you know you’re in hot spring territory! •

Latte Art Too Adorable To Drink

Oh, how it feels like you kicked over a snowman when you take that first slurp of happy bunny foam… Just try dropping a sugar bomb into this cute little face. Okay, whew, I merely have to destroy something beautiful to get my caffeine hit from this one. •

Japanese Latte Art: Cuteness By The Cup

All kinds of art creates buzz, but not many deliver the added bonus of tasting like a fine arabica roast while they’re doing it. Baristas the world over compete for foam finesse, but few can rival Japan’s coffee artistes when it comes to sheer cuteness. These are all cups of coffee I was served atContinueContinue reading “Japanese Latte Art: Cuteness By The Cup”