{"id":19293,"date":"2017-06-12T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=19293"},"modified":"2017-06-11T13:54:58","modified_gmt":"2017-06-11T13:54:58","slug":"turning-coffee-into-art-the-world-latte-art-championship-in-budapest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/turning-coffee-into-art-the-world-latte-art-championship-in-budapest\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Coffee Into Art: The World Latte Art Championship in Budapest"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you\u2019re like us here at AZ, your day begins with one foot mechanically leading the other into your favorite coffee shop to score that godly libation without which the world would be an insufferable drag. Your average person couldn\u2019t care less how the milk is mixed\u00a0with\u00a0the espresso, as long as she gets her caffeinated nectar before 9 am. But a burgeoning sect of the third wave coffee world has us thinking about our lattes in a new light: as art. And to show just how vibrant this relatively new artistic medium has become, the World Latte Art Championship<\/a> (yes, you read that correctly\u2014an international competition for latte art) will be held in Budapest from June 13-15. Here are some of the competitors’<\/a> beverages\u00a0(or should we say artworks) the visual appearances of which might wake you up more than the drinks themselves:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. Caleb Cha’s Tiger<\/p>\n