Well, if you didn't come by last night, you missed quite a show. Twelve baristas came out to show off their latte-pouring skills. And the crowd was awesome. We rigged a camera with a monitor so spectators could watch every pour, every shake, every spill. It got pretty lively.

We really enjoyed the camaraderie amongst local baristas from several different coffeehouses. And the owners of Topeca and the Coffeehouse on Cherry Street threw in money to sweeten the pot, so the top five places took home medals and a share of $385. Not a bad day's work.

Judging was done by John from Topeca, Danny from Jude's Health & Java House in Bartlesville, and our favorite local artist, James Andrew Smith. Once the scores were tallied, here were the final results:

1. Amy Sawyer (Shades of Brown)
2. Geordan Taylor (Shades of Brown?)
3. Isaiah Sheese (DoubleShot)
4. Jason Westenburg (Doubleshot)
5. Jenny Hironaga (Carrello's)

You can see each of the competitors' lattes on the DoubleShot Flickr page.

Thanks to everyone for competing, watching, supporting, helping, and special thanks to Isaiah for organizing the event.

Isaiah was accepted into the Latte Art Competition in Seattle at CoffeeFest on September 12-14. It's kind of a big deal in the industry, so keep your fingers crossed and wish him well.