CONGRATULATIONS Will Priestley!
A huge congratulations must go to Will Priestley for placing 2nd in the 2010 World Latte Art Championships last night in London. Will showed his amazing skill to the rest of the world with 2 amazing original patterns. The first was his cappuccino which he poured "hearts on fire", a rosetta base with a heart tip pushing in to another heart in the centre of the rosetta. In his machiatto, Will poured an EPIC 7 leaf tulip in a 90 mL demitasse espresso cup. His final signature pattern he named "butterfly flying in to a tulip", which took elements of both free pouring and etching parts of the butterfly with a bamboo skewer.
Australia has traditionally enjoyed great success at the World Latte Art Championships, with past winners including Scottie Callaghan (2006), Jack Hanna (2007), Con Haralambopoulos (2008) and Erin Sampson placing 3rd in 2009. Will has shown why Australia again is so dominant in the World Latte Art Championships, proudly showing off his artistic flair, creativity and technical skills. Well done, you have made Team Australia proud!
On another note, Australian Barista Champion for 2010, Scottie Callaghan will be performing tonight at approximately 8.15 AM GMT (5.15 pm AEST) as he vies for a position in the finals of the World Barista Championship (WBC). This is Scottie's second time representing Australia at the WBC and we wish him all the best with his performance later tonight. Tune in to the WBC live stream from London here: http://www.livestream.com/worldbaristachampionship2010.
