in Phileo Damansara.
Reached there on time but had trouble with the parking. The visitor's basement parking is scary!! and with crime happening just about every corner, I just parked outside nearby the payment office. It rained that morning so I was one of the early birds XD
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| The class room environment. Very spacious :3 for a class of 10 |
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| Treated to my first cup of coffee while waiting for the others :D |
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| Super expensive coffee brewing equipment at the side of the classroom |
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| Silvy's pretty cup :D |
The main highlights of the workshop lies in the core of coffee which is Espressooooooo. The workshop was conducted by Evelyn. She talked a bit about the history of the University and illy company and then the difference between Robusta and Arabica coffee beans.
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| Raw coffee beans. Can you guess which is Robusta, which is Arabica? :D |
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| Arabica beans |
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| Robusta beans! |
Can you tell the difference? :D Arabica beans are more oval and the clear identification would be the deep line in the middle of the bean.
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| Evelyn describing the differences. |
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| Eric explaining the conditions to have the perfect espresso. So many requirements @_@ |
Next comes the fun part which is the hands on version!! 8D where we'll be able to try doing our own cup of coffee and attempt at coffee art hehehehe
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| The senior barista showing us how to use the espresso machine |
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| The perfect espresso. See that the bottom layer is brown and there's a thick layer on top? :D |
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| We were given a chance to taste the difference between a good espresso and a poorly brewed one *gulps* |
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| Next he showed us how to steam the milk. The best temperature is 64C |
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| On the left is smooth foam from the milk, on the right is bubbly foam you get from mamak stores XD;; |
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| Next he showed us how to make the perfect cup of coffee |
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| He made it all seem so easy!!! DX |
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| If all else fails, there's always the stop sign =w=b |
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| Students teaming up in pairs to try making their own cup of coffee |
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| Silvy and her cup of coffee :D Our team is the only one that burned our milk OTL |
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| He then showed us a few more ways to make coffee art <3 |
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| Group photo with everyone. All of us looking at different cameras rofl |
Worth getting up at 8am on a Sunday morning! XD I really enjoyed the class. It was more like a refresher's course for me since I've went for Starbucks classes back in my college days. No harm brushing up~ *w*/
Again, thank you so much illy and Silvy! (hey it rhymes! 8D)
*w* cool!!!!
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