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:

1. Aesthetic Beauty
2. Definition
3. Color Infusion
4. Degree of Difficulty and Creativity
5. 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!