Amazing Coffee Art in a New York Coffee Shop <br /><br />COFFEE artist and New York coffee shop barista Mike Breach turns Leonardo DiCaprio into Leonardo DiCappuccino with his incredible coffee art, also known as 'baristart'. <br /><br />Coffee shop baristas regularly create simple patterns like hearts on their <br />concoctions, but 'latte portrait artist' Mike, 29 from New York City takes it one <br />step further by capturing world famous faces in his tasty works of art. <br /><br />Included in his repertoire of amazing coffee art / baristart pieces are portraits dubbed Al Cap-puccino, a William Shakespeare rendition he calls 'Foameo and Juliet', and a Kurt Cobain face he calls 'Kurt Cobean'. <br /><br />"I started doing this originally for myself, because it was just fun," Mike said. <br /><br />"I kept doing it because I noticed the reactions of everybody, and how happy it <br />made them." <br /><br />Just like any coffee shop barista, Mike starts by pouring steamed milk over an espresso shot. Then using a large cocktail stick, he carefully draws his amazing coffee art image by stroking the dark coffee cream across the milk foam. <br /><br />The first face Mike drew was a portrait of Kiss singer Gene Simmons, which was <br />hatched from a simple heart design. <br /><br />Other creations Mike now regularly whips ups include renditions of Marilyn <br />Monroe, Star Trek character Spock, and Robocop-accino. <br /><br />It takes about 5 minutes to complete each amazing coffee art portrait. <br /><br />"A favourite cappuccino of people watching me work is the John Lennon portrait," <br />he said. "It's one of the simpler ones to do when I'm put on the spot." <br /><br />Mike doesn't draw just faces, but also famous icons like Jaws and the Manhattan <br />skyline. <br /><br />He's planning a book of his greatest baristart pieces, and a business based <br />around hosting private events. <br /><br />Mike first got the idea for "baristart" while working in a hotel. <br /><br />The budding artist had frequently drawn sketches with pens and pencils, but <br />began to experiment at his job with coffee, milk, and cocktail sticks. <br /><br />"I like the fact that it doesn't last forever, because it really makes the gesture <br />resonate with the person I'm making them for," he added. <br /><br />"Everyone needs to feel special once in a while and I'm glad I can make them <br />smile with my Baristart. <br /><br />Director / Videographer: Danilo Parra <br />Producer: Liam Miller <br />Editor: Ian Phillips <br /><br />For more amazing footage of the amazing side of life, visit the Barcroft Media website: http://bit.ly/19OYwp <br />Like Barcroft Media on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/RJlaj6 <br />Follow Barcroft Media on Twitter: http://bit.ly/10vFLY9
