The coffee varieties seems to be unlimited; coffee is so versatile that it is possible to combine it with almost everything. The coffee with milk has an enlarged family of tonalities. The beauty of tonalities of a cappuccino could be endless and due to this perfection of colours a so called trend ” Art of the latte ” or ” Latte art ” initiated. This is: designs in the foam of the coffee; a manifest of the fleeting art that embellishes the warm cups and completes an absolutely sensory experience.
To do latte art, the vaporized milk and the espresso must be perfect. The figures “drawn” on the foam of the milk of the espresso can change or be the author’s stamp of the barista that prepares the coffee. Abstract or concrete forms, recognizable faces, animated or real characters, everything can be drawn with this technique that can developed hand lifted during the pouring of the foam or brush out once the coffee is prepared.