Coffee Fest

Latte Art World
Championship Open

Welcome to the Coffee Fest Latte Art World Championship Open. This exciting 64 Competitor, bracket style, sudden death format features head to head competition as "a match" between the competitors. The competitor receiving the highest score from the three judges advances and the loser is eliminated. Competitors are given three minutes to produce one drink for the judges which is then scored against the competitor at the facing machine.

Judging is based on five categories:
1) Aesthetic Beauty
2) Definition
3) Color Infusion
4) Degree of Difficulty and Creativity
5) Speed

Judging categories explained

Each Drink is judged by Coffee Fest veteran judges: Matt Milletto of American Barista & Coffee School and Barista Exchange and Sarah Allen of Barista Magazine. Matt and Sarah will now be joined by coffee industry veteran, Anna Gutierrez of Gourmet Source. Each of the judges compares the drink presented by each of the two competitors in each match and award 1 point to the competitor with the best presentation in each of the five categories. The competitor receiving the most points on each of the judge's scorecard will be the winner in that judges opinion. The competitor advancing will advance by virtue of the judge's scores of 3 to 0 sweep or 2 to 1.

The ultimate champion will earn a grand sum of $2,000. Second place pockets $1,000 and third place earns $500.

Sponsors: Nuova Simonelli provide the Aurelia espresso machines and MDX Grinders. Dillanos provides the coffee. Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is proud to present your Tournament Bracket.

**While Coffee Fest will provide some cups, we recommend that competitors provide their own steaming pitchers and cups to achieve their best result.

Purse for Coffee Fest Chicago 2013

1st - $2000

2nd - $1000

3rd - $500

Previous Show's Winners

New York, March 2013
1. Cabell Tice, Boston, MA pic pic
2. Kenny Smith, Sunergos Coffee, Louisville, KY pic
3. Shimoyama Nobumasa, South Yara, Australia pic

Seattle, September 2012
1. Kei Hamada, Shibuya, Japan pic pic
2. Shimoyama Nobumasa, Melbourne, Australia pic
3. Cole McBride, Visions Espresso, Seattle, WA pic

Chicago, June 2012
1. Christopher "nicely" Abel Alameda, Handsome Coffee Roasters, Los Angeles, CA pic pic video
2. Kenny Smith, Sunergos Coffee, Louisville, KY pic
3. Nick Van Slett, JP's Coffee & Espresso Bar, Holland, MI pic

New York, March 2012 - pic
1. "Kim" Yeung Yiu Fai, Holly Brown Coffee, Hong Kong pic pic video video
2. Ryan Soeder, Counter Culture Coffee, Boston, MA pic pic
3. Nick Van Slett, JP's Coffee & Espresso Bar, Holland, MI pic pic

Seattle, September 2011
1. Christopher "nicely" Abel Alameda, Intelligentsia, Venice, CA pic pic video
2. Satoru Oiso, Standard Cafe, Sapporo, Japan pic pic
3. Ryan Soeder, Starbucks, Seattle, WA pic pic

Hawaii, July 2011
1. Row Aczon, Honolulu Coffee Co., Honolulu, HI
2. Anthony Luat, Honolulu Coffee Co., Honolulu, HI
3. Megumi Kitajima, SSW Double Tall, Tokyo, Japan

San Diego, June 2011
1. Satoru Oiso, Standard Cafe, Sapporo, Japan
2. Jonathan Bruno Koo, Holly Brown Cafe, Hong Kong
3. Christopher "nicely" Abel Alameda, Intelligentsia, Venice, CA

Chicago, February 2011
1. Ryan Soeder, Starbucks, Seattle, WA
2. Kristen Warrenfells, Bluebird, Brooklyn, NY
3. Ryan Willbur, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Portland, OR

Seattle, October 2010
1. Adam McGovern, Stirling Coffee Roasters, Portland, OR
2. Christopher "nicely" Abel Alameda, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Los Angeles, CA
3. Terika Raak, JP's Coffee & Espresso, Holland, MI

Past Winners