Not a good day for latte art. Not sure why… I didn’t even attempt any tulips or hearts, because the rosetta quality took a step down today.

Where’d the foam go? I don’t know!

This guy came out really wobbly.

This one was today’s best. Notice the soft, thick, white border rings near the edges of the cup. All my rosettas have been missing this, and most of my attempts today were to get this to happen. Which might explain why they mostly failed. Also, note my strange, recurrent tendency to veer southwest at the bottom. What’s with that? As a reminder, something like this is what I’m going for:

This is a picture-perfect rosetta, poured by Chris Alameda at Espresso Vivace in Seattle. The owner, David Schomer, is the world's foremost teacher of latte pours.

Tags: latte art, rosetta

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