Latte Art

A few months back I heard somewhere (maybe NPR, or maybe my endless blog surfing, I can never remember where I get these bits of information) about the trend for baristas to make designs in the foam of your fancy coffee. I was intrigued, but like everything lately, forgot about it until these fun lattes were brought to our table last week. Our Swiss friends were visiting and we had long discussions about what you would get when ordering a latte vs. a macchiato vs. a latte macchiato here or in Switzerland. This Talk Like a Barista page helped decipher what we meant and my drink of choice lately is a skinny decaf caffe latte with legs. I also found more pretty lattes here.