Introducing... Anais!!!

Here's the next member of Team Taylor St!  Anais is also competing this weekend in Lyon, in the French Latte Art Competition.  Anais and her boyfriend Francois both went to Seoul last year and completed in the World Latte Art Championships.  They're like the Pierre and Marie Curie of coffee (without the radiation poisoning), and we love them!

Country you're competing in?
France

What coffee are you using?
I don't know yet because for the latte art competition every competitor uses the same coffee that is provided, and so is the milk... So, surprise !

Taste notes?
Hope good !

Why are you competing?
(Serious part) I've been doing coffee competitions since I've begun to work in Coffee ( almost 4 years ago). I think it's a very good way to learn more and more and acquire very high standard working habits. It's also a good thing to be involved in the coffee culture of our country and others, by sharing and learning with and from each other, trying to improve the coffee knowledge and quality.
About latte art competition : It's a 'show competition' where you are having fun pouring milk creating patterns and showing people that it's a kind of magic ! It's like drawing but with milk and coffee instead of a pencil and a sheet of paper.

What first got you interested in coffee?
When I met François, my boyfriend, who was born and raised in coffee and who made me for the first time of my life a cup of coffee that I found delicious. I was pleasantly surprised, and I've started to want to learn more. And It did't take a long time before François transmitted me his passion for good coffee.
Do you have a 'coffee philosophy'? I just want to taste and serve the best coffee I can in each cup. And make it better and better ( I don't know if it counts like a philosophy )

What do you think your role is in the TSB team?
Like as I said, make and serve the best coffee I can, and I think what is very important is to share with each other so we can learn more and more!

Ristretto or Lungo?
Ristretto after a meal, or a good americano at anytime , but definitely not a lungo.

Washed or Natural ?
For this question I can't choose. It depends of which coffee it is and how does it taste!

Cappuccino or flat white?
Cappuccino in a very small cup.

Describe your signature drink in five words:
In the latte art competition it's a signature design and that's gonna be a 'circle tulip' with ten leaves.
The other couple of lattes gonna be a four leaves tulip with wings !