Coffee Appreciation

yes, thanks. i am vaguely familiar with the internet, so i did look it up on wikipedia. i'm not satisfied that the answer is that a flat white is served in a smaller cup than a latte. that would make it just a cappucino without the foam, no?

didn't see this. that wiki definition isn't brilliant. the latte is basically an american invention (i can't be bothered to look that up to see that i'm 100%) but it's essentially a 3rd wave creation (ie - it wasn't invented by the italians)
a latte would typically be one shot of espresso with over 7/8/9/10+++ ounces of milk with a slight head of foam. you can serve it in a glass if you want, it definitely doesn't define the drink though the idea of pouring espresso ontop is bullshit though.

a flatwhite comes from some antipodean shit, it is typically a double shot in an 7/8oz cup with slightly thinner milk than a latte. the rosetta's on top basically demonstrate that the milk has been probably steams (you can't rosetta with shit milk) and that the person who's made your drink knows what the fuck they're doing.

that's just be interpretation of it all. i'll probably go and have a look at some books later now to see what their definition of a latte is though.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/2009-us-barista-championship

nick from intelli is coming up next and there's a good chance he's going to take the whole comp so it could be sweeet