Latte Art 101: Pour Your First Heart with Hidden Grounds Owner Anand Patel
About this Event
8 PEOPLE. 2 HOURS. YOUR FIRST HEART.
Latte art looks easy until you try it. You steam the milk. You start pouring. And somehow the beautiful heart you imagined turns into a white blob.
That's exactly why we're bringing back Hidden Grounds' latte art classes.
I'm Anand Patel, owner of Hidden Grounds Chai & Coffee House, and for this class I'm opening up our Jersey City training facility at 144 Summit Ave for a very small group of coffee lovers who want to get behind an espresso machine and learn.
You'll pull espresso, steam your own milk, practice your pours and receive real-time, individual feedback as we work toward one goal: pouring your first latte-art heart.
You'll leave having steamed your own milk and poured your own latte-art heart.
DURING THE WORKSHOP YOU'LL LEARN
• Espresso fundamentals and how espresso creates the canvas for great latte art
• What properly steamed milk should look and feel like
• How to create silky, glossy microfoam
• Steam-wand positioning and milk vortex technique
• How pour height, speed and pitcher position affect your design
• How to integrate milk and espresso correctly
• The mechanics behind pouring a classic heart
• How to diagnose what went wrong when your pour doesn't work
• How to continue practicing at home, even without commercial equipment
We'll work on professional espresso equipment inside the same environment we use to train Hidden Grounds baristas. You'll get hands-on practice and individual correction throughout.
And because latte art should be fun, we'll finish the night with a friendly Latte Art Throwdown. Best pour wins a little Hidden Grounds prize — bragging rights included.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Complete beginners are welcome. No prior experience required. You do not need to be a barista or have any previous espresso-machine experience.
Come by yourself, bring a friend, make it a date night, or come because you've spent too much time watching latte-art videos and wondering why yours never looks the same.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
• All espresso, milk and equipment
• An oat milk option to explore how alternative milk behaves when steaming
• Hands-on practice with personal feedback from Anand
• A simple Latte Art Practice Guide so you know what to practice next
• A friendly final latte-art throwdown
SMALL GROUP, MEANINGFUL PRACTICE
This workshop is intentionally limited to 8 guests so everyone gets meaningful time on the espresso machine.
Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 7:00–9:00 PM ET
Hidden Grounds Training Facility
144 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304
Hosted by Anand Patel, Owner of Hidden Grounds Chai & Coffee House.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 69.10 to USD 80.47
