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PU LL: E V EN T S A THRILLING COFFEE FEST LATTE ART CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING A COFFEE FEST Latte Art Championship is no easy feat: There are 63 competitors to beat over the course of a white-knuckle weekend. The prize is worth the pressure: Not only do the winners of these international contests win the highest monetary prize in the industry—$2,500—but they also earn respect and standing among their peers that will last their entire careers. That honor was most recently won by Jennifer Hyesung Chun at the Coffee Fest Chicago event in June. This was Jennifer's second try at the Coffee Fest Latte Art Championship, having been eliminated in the very first round on her prior attempt. "To rebound from that experience and go all the way through the championship is a remarkable accomplishment," says David Heilbrunn, show manager for Coffee Fest. Those weren't the only odds beaten by the barista from Coffee Code in Buena Park, Calif.; Jennifer is only the second female barista to win the contest, which is held at each of Coffee Fest's When she won the Coffee Fest Chicago La e Art Championship, Jennifer Hyesung Chun (le ) of Coffee Code in Buena Park, Calif. became the second woman to win three annual shows, since 2007. "To win this competition is truly the contest since 2007. Here she is congratulated by Gianni Cassatini of competition like scaling a mountain; it is difficult, and the level of expertise of sponsor Nuova Simonelli (middle), and Junichi Yamaguchi, who won second place. all 64 of the competitors is off the charts," David adds. Junichi Yamaguchi of the Theater Coffee in Tokyo won second away; apply now to compete against 63 of the world's best latte art place and $1,000; and Kenny Smith of Sunergos Coffee in Louiswizards beginning October 4, at www.coffeefest.com. ville, Ky., took third-place honors and $500. —Kenneth R. Olson Coffee Fest Seattle's Latte Art Championship is just weeks FIND OUT ABOUT COFFEE EVENTS IN YOUR AREA NEW CAFE OPENINGS AND INDUSTRY UPDATES ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER! follow us on Facebook at Barista Magazine follow us on twitter! @BARISTAMAGAZINE CHECK OUT TONS OF PHOTOS OF BARISTAS AND CAFÉS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND SEND US PHOTOS AND NEWS FROM YOUR OWN CAFÉ! 20 barista magazine