Baristas compete in Jordan’s latte art competition

Record ID: 1685738

  • Title: Baristas compete in Jordan’s latte art competition
  • Date: 22nd August 2022
  • Summary: AMMAN, JORDAN (AUGUST 20, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF BARISTA POURING STEAMED MILK INTO KETTLE VARIOUS OF BARISTA POURING STEAMED MILK INTO COFFEE CUP TO MAKE A PATTERN BARISTA PICKING UP COFFEE CUP AND PLACING IT ON JUDGES TABLE AUDIENCE WATCHING (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) ORGANISER AND JUDGE AT LATTE ART COMPETITION, HISHAM ABU BAKER, SAYING: "The latte art competition is an international competition with its own rules and regulations. We started implementing these rules in Jordan but the competition is local. We have direct links with the International Coffee Organisation so that in the coming years they see that we are applying all of the international rules and get international judges to be able to join the international latte art and barista competitions." AMMAN, JORDAN (AUGUST 20, 2022) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) BARISTAS PREPARING COFFEE STEAMED MILK BEING POURED INTO KETTLE VARIOUS OF BARISTA POURING STEAMED MILK INTO COFFEE CUP TO MAKE A PATTERN AMMAN, JORDAN (AUGUST 20, 2022) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) ORGANISER AND JUDGE AT LATTE ART COMPETITION, HISHAM ABU BAKER, SAYING: "Recently baristas started making coffee in front of customers and customers appreciate that the coffee is made especially for them. When a barista gets to know a customer on a daily basis and the customer likes a specific pattern and the barista always makes it for them, this makes the customer happy. Making patterns on coffee encourages customers to like a shop and frequent it and it encourages the barista to learn the art as they see gratitude and happiness from the customer." VARIOUS OF BARISTAS MAKING COFFEE COFFEE CUP GETTING FILLED STEAMED MILK BEING POURED INTO KETTLE BARISTA POURING STEAMED MILK INTO COFFEE CUP TO MAKE A PATTERN BARISTAS WORKING ON STAGE / AUDIENCE CHEERING (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) BARISTA, NADI ABU ASAB, SAYING: "I started latte art as a hobby as it is the most beautiful thing you can give a customer is a patterned coffee cup, it makes a big difference than presenting a normal cup, even the taste to me is totally different." VARIOUS OF BARISTA MAKING COFFEE BARISTA POURING STEAMED MILK INTO COFFEE CUP TO MAKE A PATTERN BARISTAS WORKING ON STAGE / COUNTDOWN ON A SCREEN BARISTAS TAKING COFFEE CUPS TO JUDGES TABLE PATTERNED COFFEE CUP MORE OF BARISTAS CARRYING COFFEE CUPS TO JUDGES TABLE VARIOUS OF JUDGES LOOKING AT PATTERNS
  • Embargoed: 5th September 2022 13:21
  • Keywords: Coffee culture Jordan Latte art
  • Location: AMMAN, JORDAN
  • City: AMMAN, JORDAN
  • Country: Jordan
  • Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Middle East
  • Reuters ID: LVA001981522082022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Steaming milk and creating intricate patterns on coffee, Baristas in Jordan showed off their artistic skills by competing in a latte art competition.
    Held over several stages, over 70 baristas initially competed in Amman, Irbid and Aqaba with only 18 qualifying for the finals.
    The competition, which was held as part of the Jordan Coffee festival, is a local one, but organisers are hopeful to eventually join international championships.
    "We have direct links with the International Coffee Organisation so that in the coming years they see that we are applying all of the international rules and get international judges to be able to join the international latte art and barista competitions," organiser and judge at the competition, Hisham Abu baker said.
    The Jordan Coffee festival, which included exhibitions of imported coffee brands and machinery and cafe stalls, aims to promote coffee culture in the kingdom. It was held between Thursday (August 18) until Saturday (August 20).
    "Making patterns on coffee encourages customers to like a shop and frequent it and it encourages the barista to learn the art as they see gratitude and happiness from the customer," Abu Baker said.
    (Production: Jehad Abu Shalbak, Hams Rabah)
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