Last November 12, 2011, the Nuffies (Nuffnang employees) were joined by bloggers in a wonderful, casual coffee and tea session in Blenz Coffee.
Nuffies Thei, Trixie, Ria, Jel, and Marcelle were joined by Keith and Nikki Tiu, Richard Co, Jean Fernando, and Chrissie Mata-Peria in an afternoon of chitchat, caffeine, and pastries! Blenz also spearheaded a latte art workshop, showcasing their baristas’ creativity!
The group
As an ice-breaker, Nuffie Marcelle showed us a psycho-kinesis demonstration aka a magic trick, where he bent the fork using his “mind”.
Twisted fork
Photo courtesy of Keith Tiu, askmewhats.com
Redg de Vera, Marketing Manager of Blenz Philippines, made us try their premium house blend coffee, lattes, Belgian chocolate drinks (available in milk, white, and dark chocolate) coupled with their delicious pastries, freshly prepared for their customers.
He explained that there is a lot of work behind one cup. They make sure that your cup is perfect, from the taste, texture, up to its appearance. Talk about the whole package.
Redg explaining Blenz’ handcrafted drinks
Photo courtesy of Keith Tiu, askmewhats.com
Blenz’ latte artist, Ivan, taught us how to make our own handcrafted lattes, complete with latte art. He showed us how to do several designs – rosetta, dragon, panda bear, monkey, pig, butterfly and flowers.
Blenz barista, Ivan, preparing the coffee
Photo courtesy of Chrissie Mata-Peria, kitchencow.com
The Rosetta
Dragon
Panda bear
Butterfly with a mini-rosetta
Matcha Latte
Photo courtesy of Richard Co, talesfromthetummy.com
We were all given a chance to create our own latte art. Here’s what some of us made:
Trixie made a Christmas tree
Photo courtesy of Keith Tiu, askmewhats.com
A pig for Nikki!
Photo courtesy of Keith Tiu, www.askmewhats.com
Noelle made a monkey!
Photo courtesy of Noelle de Guzman, noelledeguzman.net
Thank you, Blenz, for accommodating us, and thank you, Nuffnangers for attending! Looking forward to more casual get-togethers in the near future!
Blenz Coffee Branches
Solaris One, Makati |BDO Corporate Tower, Makati
2nd Floor, Atrium, SM Megamall | 32nd Street corner Rizal Drive, Fort Bonifacio
For more information, you may visit their Facebook page here.