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09/20/2026

We’re bringing some noise to NYC Coffee Festival with a brand new team latte art competition.

Saturday, October 3 · Post BK, Brooklyn

16 teams. 2 baristas per team. One bracket. Winning duo takes home $1,000 and becomes our first-ever Duo Champions in this format. First Pour at 230pm

Every round is poured with Planet Oat 🌾

How it works:
Each barista pours one cup. Two cups per team. The two cups must be different patterns (two of the same design = automatic loss). Both cups get presented together and judged as a set, not as two separate pours.

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08/31/2026

It’s not 2017 anymore, where a stacked tulip could take home a throwdown win.
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This is a new era of latte art. A seahorse doesn’t cut it, you need a layered swan just to stand out. That’s exactly what Alex brought to pull off a win at a stacked, grueling ESOM Throwdown. Congrats to Alex! Five years of competing, and this is his moment. 🎉🥳 🥇

Blanche Tan Buenaflor showed up and showed out all night, like she always does. Outstanding second place performance 🥈

Only his second ESOM Throwdown, and Nicholas Leung makes it to the winning circle. 👏 🥉

📸 Joe Curry|NJ/NY Wedding Photographer

08/28/2026

Throwdown Day, NYC! 🗽☕️
Pull up to 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗯 for the biggest latte art production on the east coast.
We’re closing out the summer with a bang ❗️

Empanadas. Special drink menu. Good people outside watching the best latte art show around.

Come hang. East coast shows up different. 🔥

6pm: Check in
7pm: First Pour

08/16/2026

The End of Summer Throwdown is here! Come party with ESOM & our friends at 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗯 🌑🌻🧪

🏆 32-barista bracket!
🥇 $700 · 🥈 $200 · 🥉 $100

Let’s celebrate Meech and everyone who helped make their first year an incredible one. Our third cafe in a row celebrating lifelong baristas turning their dreams into reality. 👏

🍹 Drinks at the ESOM bar featuring Drink Tenzo & Planet Oat GoodMood Kombucha

🎤 MC: Fernando Hernández
📸 Photos: Joe Curry|NJ/NY Wedding Photographer
⚖️ Head Judge: Sammy Fatality
👑 Champion Judge: Cristopher Martinez

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07/26/2026

Nine years of friendship. One unforgettable night. 💚🧡

Daniel Mentado thank you.
Drink Tenzo Planet Oat thank you.
Cristopher Martinez 𝕽𝖊𝖞•𝕸𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖓 Alex
congrats, champs.

📸 Kali Taylor Ventresca

07/21/2026

🗽 NYC/NJ baristas $1,000 cash prize + a brand-new ESOM gift 🎁 for every competitor.

First pour at 7PM. Running late? DM us 🏃‍♀️🚊

Top 3 take home an official ESOM certificate, and the champion is crowned winner of the Sole Cafe NYC Throwdown.

Our champion judge for the night: Proph 🏆👨🏽‍⚖️

Catered food, warm weather, unreal vibes. Come pour with us and soak up the summer. ☀️

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07/19/2026

FRIDAY NIGHT THROWDOWN ⚔️

The drinks are on us. 🍹

We’re pouring all night with the sponsors who make this happen Drink Tenzo, Planet Oat, and GoodMood Kombucha. Come hang, catch the throwdown, and grab something cold on the house 🏠 🥶

Behind the bar: thenotorious.ray, longtime friend of the barista community, serving up his signature drink. 🍹

07/17/2026

Next Friday. Brooklyn. Sole Cafe NYC 🖤

Hosted alongside our friends Melissa Wen & Daniel Mentado the ones leading the way.

Watch live outside or stream from home on our YouTube. Everyone’s welcome. 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️‍➡️

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Live DJ · Food · Drinks by GoodMood Kombucha
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Introducing the Beverage Experience, featuring Drink Tenzo Planet Oat GoodMood Kombucha

ROUND 1 — Hudson Valley Fresh Dairy
ROUND 2 — Drink Tenzo , whole milk
ROUND 3 — Planet Oat
TOP 4 — Judges’ choice
FINAL — Drink Tenzo × Planet Oat × Hudson Valley Fresh Dairy

Throwdown Rounds.

ROUND 1 — Hudson Valley Fresh Dairy
ROUND 2 — Drink Tenzo , whole milk
ROUND 3 — Planet Oat
TOP 4 — Judges’ choice
FINAL — Drink Tenzo × Planet Oat × Hudson Valley Fresh Dairy

07/14/2026

What’s up everybody! We’re hyped to announce our July Espresso State of Mind Latte Art Throwdown, in collaboration with Sole Cafe NYC.

We’re celebrating Daniel Mentado and everything he’s poured into turning his dream into a reality with SOLE Café. Danny’s been one of our biggest supporters since the very beginning. There’s no better way to honor that than throwing down in his house.

Here’s the rundown:

• Friday, July 24 — SOLE Café, 822 5th Ave, Brooklyn
• Doors 6PM // first pour 7PM
• 32-barista bracket, single elimination
• $1,000 prize pool on the line

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06/27/2026

From a Knicks championship to the World Cup to a ESOM throwdown.The City has never been more alive. 🗽

Congrats to our winners:
🥇 Proph
🥈 Bimz
🥉 Vincent Chen

Huge thanks to our premier sponsors Planet Oat & Drink Tenzo this one doesn’t happen without you. 🙏

And to Samrah Coffee & Raditya Susanto Rahim honored to be part of your grand opening.

📸 Kali Taylor Ventresca

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