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🤝 Baristas becoming our own Baristas.
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08/16/2026

The End of Summer Throwdown is here! Come party with ESOM & our friends at 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗯 🌑🌻🧪

🏆 32-barista bracket!
🥇 $700 · 🥈 $200 · 🥉 $100

Let’s celebrate Meech and everyone who helped make their first year an incredible one. Our third cafe in a row celebrating lifelong baristas turning their dreams into reality. 👏

🍹 Drinks at the ESOM bar featuring Drink Tenzo & Planet Oat GoodMood Kombucha

🎤 MC: Fernando Hernández
📸 Photos: Joe Curry|NJ/NY Wedding Photographer
⚖️ Head Judge: Sammy Fatality
👑 Champion Judge: Cristopher Martinez

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07/26/2026

Nine years of friendship. One unforgettable night. 💚🧡

Daniel Mentado thank you.
Drink Tenzo Planet Oat thank you.
Cristopher Martinez 𝕽𝖊𝖞•𝕸𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖓 Alex
congrats, champs.

📸 Kali Taylor Ventresca

07/21/2026

🗽 NYC/NJ baristas $1,000 cash prize + a brand-new ESOM gift 🎁 for every competitor.

First pour at 7PM. Running late? DM us 🏃‍♀️🚊

Top 3 take home an official ESOM certificate, and the champion is crowned winner of the Sole Cafe NYC Throwdown.

Our champion judge for the night: Proph 🏆👨🏽‍⚖️

Catered food, warm weather, unreal vibes. Come pour with us and soak up the summer. ☀️

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07/19/2026

FRIDAY NIGHT THROWDOWN ⚔️

The drinks are on us. 🍹

We’re pouring all night with the sponsors who make this happen Drink Tenzo, Planet Oat, and GoodMood Kombucha. Come hang, catch the throwdown, and grab something cold on the house 🏠 🥶

Behind the bar: thenotorious.ray, longtime friend of the barista community, serving up his signature drink. 🍹

07/17/2026

Next Friday. Brooklyn. Sole Cafe NYC 🖤

Hosted alongside our friends Melissa Wen & Daniel Mentado the ones leading the way.

Watch live outside or stream from home on our YouTube. Everyone’s welcome. 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️‍➡️

Sign up to compete 🔗 in bio

Live DJ · Food · Drinks by GoodMood Kombucha
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Introducing the Beverage Experience, featuring Drink Tenzo Planet Oat GoodMood Kombucha

ROUND 1 — Hudson Valley Fresh Dairy
ROUND 2 — Drink Tenzo , whole milk
ROUND 3 — Planet Oat
TOP 4 — Judges’ choice
FINAL — Drink Tenzo × Planet Oat × Hudson Valley Fresh Dairy

Throwdown Rounds.

ROUND 1 — Hudson Valley Fresh Dairy
ROUND 2 — Drink Tenzo , whole milk
ROUND 3 — Planet Oat
TOP 4 — Judges’ choice
FINAL — Drink Tenzo × Planet Oat × Hudson Valley Fresh Dairy

07/14/2026

What’s up everybody! We’re hyped to announce our July Espresso State of Mind Latte Art Throwdown, in collaboration with Sole Cafe NYC.

We’re celebrating Daniel Mentado and everything he’s poured into turning his dream into a reality with SOLE Café. Danny’s been one of our biggest supporters since the very beginning. There’s no better way to honor that than throwing down in his house.

Here’s the rundown:

• Friday, July 24 — SOLE Café, 822 5th Ave, Brooklyn
• Doors 6PM // first pour 7PM
• 32-barista bracket, single elimination
• $1,000 prize pool on the line

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06/27/2026

From a Knicks championship to the World Cup to a ESOM throwdown.The City has never been more alive. 🗽

Congrats to our winners:
🥇 Proph
🥈 Bimz
🥉 Vincent Chen

Huge thanks to our premier sponsors Planet Oat & Drink Tenzo this one doesn’t happen without you. 🙏

And to Samrah Coffee & Raditya Susanto Rahim honored to be part of your grand opening.

📸 Kali Taylor Ventresca

06/18/2026

Sorry for the wait! Let’s keep this unbelievable summer going with the most competitive & energetic barista competition in the country.

Huge shoutout to Raditya Susanto Rahim & Samrah Coffee on opening their first café! No better feeling than watching the barista community chase their dreams and make them real. 🙌

Live on YouTube 🔴📺

32-barista bracket presented by Planet Oat & Drink Tenzo

$1,000 prize pool 🏆

First pour at 7PM 🕖

Big thanks to our partners GoodMood Kombucha, Hudson Valley Fresh Dairy & CityWide Slingshots Inc. 🙏

06/11/2026

We’re back next Tuesday with another Beginner Latte Art class featuring Javier Alvarez ☕

Join us to learn the fundamentals: steaming milk, pulling a clean shot of espresso, and pouring your first beautiful heart.

🕗 5:30–8:00 PM
📍 Château le Woof

04/28/2026

Beginner Latte Art is back and we’re welcoming a new instructor to the lineup.
Meet , award-winning barista you can find most mornings pulling shots at . Now bringing his craft to ESOM Academy.
Tuesday · 5:30–8:00 PM
Spots are limited. Link in bio to register.

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