From top right: Luzia Taschler of Germany, who placed
third in the 2012 World La e Art Championship,
posed with her photo in the June+July issue of Barista
Magazine, during the Coffee Kids beach party. The
photo accompanied an article about DC Campus,
the remarkable workshop for competitors in the
World La e Art and World Coffee In Good Spirits
Championships that was organized by Dalla Corte
in May in Milan. Dalla Corte is the espresso machine
sponsor for both of the championships, and takes its
responsibilities in helping the competitors succeed
very seriously. At top le , Costas Pliatsikas of Sweden
demonstrates his new coffee tool, the Intelligent Dosing
Ring, which clips onto a portafilter to assist the barista
in dosing and leveling with minimal waste. Below,
friends from Nuova Simonelli—WBC espresso machine
sponsor—relax by the sea at the Coffee Kids party.
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