FOLKS WHO TURN YOUR MORNING
CAFFEINE INTO ART.
THE FIFTH-ANNUAL MOD-BAR WINTER
LATTE ART THROWDOWN WAS
HELD TONIGHT ON THE LANDING AT
THE SITE OF THE FUTURE UTOPIAN
COFFEE.
A FIELD OF 32 BARISTAS FROM
OHIO, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, AND
INDIANA -
INCLUDING SOME FORT WAYNE COFFEE
SPOTS - WENT HEAD TO HEAD IN A
BRACKET-STYLE PLAYOFF.
THREE JUDGES PICKED BASED ON
BALANCE, SYMMETRY, COLOR
DISTRIBUTION, LINE CLARITY,
DIFFICULTY, AND
EXECUTION.
ALL CONTESTANTS COME FROM SHOPS
THAT USE MOD-BAR EQUPMENT.
MOD BAR IS A FORT WAYNE COMPANY
THAT CREATES SLEEKLY-DESIGNED
ESPRESSO TOOLS THAT ALLOW
CUSTOMERS TO INTERACT WITH THEIR
HUMAN COFFEE MAKER WITHOUT A
WALL OF
EQUIPMENT.
TONIGHT'S CASH PRIZE WINNER WAS
A.J.
YODER OF FORTEZZA IN DOWNTOWN
FORT WAYNE.
