Zingerman’s Coffee Baristas to Compete in Chicago
This weekend, baristas Chris and Anya from the Zingerman’s Coffee Company will travel to Chicago to compete in Coffee Fest’s Latte Art World Championship Open.
This is a bracket-style, sudden-death format competition in which competitors go head-to-head. The competitor receiving the highest score from the three judges advances to the next round and the loser is eliminated. There are sixty-four competitors participating in eight rounds. Each barista has three minutes to create a drink.

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Competitors are judged in five categories:
- Aesthetic Beauty
- Definition
- Color Infusion
- Degree of Difficulty and Creativity
- Speed

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The ultimate champion will earn a grand sum of $2,000. Second place pockets $1,000 and third place earns $500.
Judges for this year’s contest will be Matt Milletto of American Barista & Coffee School andBarista Exchange; Sarah Allen of Barista Magazine; and Anna Gutierrez of Gourmet Source.

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Good luck to Chris and Anya!
Stop by the Coffee Company and cheer them on!
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