Name This Disgusting Trend: Shocking Video From NYC
You’ve heard of “planking”, and its meta-lame little cousin, “owling”. Well…there’s a disgusting new barista trend sweeping the nation, sort of like the “Goatse” of latte art. All it needs is a name…
Truly deplorable.
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I personally poured a delicate rosetta into Howard Schultz’s gaping, eager mouth on October 27th, 1988, at a former ‘Il Giornale’ location in suburban Seattle. He, too, tried to take it make a lovely display of it, but wound up choking on the sheer volume of my microfoam.
Not to detract from this worthy effort, but this was first attempted by Daryn Berlin, the very first SouthEast Regional Barista Champion, at the 2008 Mid-Atlantic NorthEast Regional Barista Jam (predecessor to the current MANE Coffee Conference) and was documented here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6491767862222253855
You’ll even see that self-appointed god of coffee get uptight about the word “uvula”. Typical.
Not to detract from your lame attempt at self-promotion veiled in correction, but as always, you’re wrong. http://www.flickr.com/photos/66932307@N00/sets/72157602159441022
Actually I think this is the original:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonx/sets/72157601995072640/with/1376760612/
Cho – you’re so tired.
wot a waste of coffee and milk! big f’n deal!
Latte Art Throw Up?
this was done like two years ago
way to keep up, sprudge
the fake tabloid extremism of this feature is obviously parody. way to be a humorless elitist numbnuts, ya numbnuts.
I’ve seen pics but never video before. I could watch barista boys attempt this kind of latte art all day…
*PSH*
spitters.
Oh Sam, You’ve changed.
Gargling?