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Alvinology meets Michael Breach (@Baristart)

Coffee can be a piece of art!

This is especially so in the hands of Michael Breach (@Baristart), one of the top barista artists in the United States. Earlier this month, I met up with him, thanks to the folks at NESCAFE Dolce Gusto who brought him to Singapore for their roadshow at Raffles City.

My son Asher and I with Michael Breach
My son Asher and I with Michael Breach

My son, Asher, was one of the lucky few who got his ‘latte art portrait’ drawn by Breach, among a group of NESCAFE Dolce Gusto facebook fans, invited guests and members of public.

The roadshow was to promote the beautiful, newly launched MINI Limited Edition system:

MINI Limited Edition Roadshow
MINI Limited Edition Roadshow
MINI-Cafe
MINI-Cafe

Breach takes around 10 to 15 minutes to complete each portrait, using nothing but a slim wooden pick. He would first take an image of the subject using his phone and adjust the lighting so that it is best suited to transfer the image into a latte art by increasing contrast and brightness:

Drawing a woman
Drawing a woman
Attracting lots of attention
Attracting lots of attention

It was quite an experience watching Breach work his magic. Asher was restless when when we first arrived, but soon found himself sitting quieting on a tall stool, observing Breach making latte portraits.

Here’s the magic he did for Asher:

Asher's turn to have his latte portrait done
Asher’s turn to have his latte portrait done
And so it begun
And so it begun
Photo of Asher
Photo of Asher
Starting with the eyes
Starting with the eyes
Kids love to look at Breach do his stuff
Kids love to look at Breach do his stuff
Moving down the the nose and mouth
Moving down the the nose and mouth
It all starts with a brown dot
It all starts with a brown dot
The end product
The end product

Love it! Thanks NESCAFE Dolce Gusto for the awesome opportunity! Go like their Facebook page for surprises like this one! 🙂

 

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