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Schema interviewsSammy Lin | the Michelangelo of baristas | coffee art de jour
Wouldn't it be nice to have a leisurely morning cappuccino, one where barista-slash-artist Sammy Lin has created a little picture on your foam? If only you had the luxury of not having to rush around in the morning trying to get to work, dammit! Okay, you could still enjoy Sammy Lin's coffee art...on the weekend if you're in NYC (or vicariously through photos of amazing creations).
Sammy Lin is an artistic barista in New York, who serves about 700 lattes, espressos and cappuccino's a day (!) at Bottega Del Vino on East 59th Street. These aren't ordinary drinks, oh no -- the former music teacher from China will design artwork on your coffee foam such as a snowman, a blooming flower, an intricate leaf, a sleeping cat, or a mischevious monkey. He's even designed a smiling Mona Lisa on a canvas of coffee foam -- now that's ambitious. It wouldn't be wrong to call him the Michelangelo of baristas!
But it's too pretty to drink...which means you'll have to visit Sammy yet again for another masterpiece atop your latte foam. And...you think Sammy drinks his own wares? Nah, he's got to have steady hands -- he's probably more of a herbal tea guy.
(PS: Thanks, Franco!)
Sammy Lin and his creations from Vancouver Coffee:
Sammy Lin's creations (via Daily Mail):
See Sammy Lin making his coffee art (it's in Mandarin but you can still watch):
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Comments
Wow that's crazy! Almost too nice to drink, but I shudder to think how much one of those costs!
Posted by: MizzJ | June 15, 2008 11:08 PM