Latte Art 101: Pour Your First Heart with Hidden Grounds Owner Anand Patel

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.