Top barista, lifestyle influencer and now author – over a 15-year career Celeste Wong has cultivated a unique brand revolving around her travels in the specialty coffee world. Speaking to Tobias Pearce, Wong reveals the inspiration for her first book, Coffee Creations, and why specialty coffee is poised for a bold new era of experimentation
From honing her barista skills at top coffee shops in New Zealand to making waves in Melbourne’s hallowed coffee community and serving up London’s first flat whites in Soho, Celeste Wong has been a firm fixture in the global specialty coffee community for more than 15 years.
In 2014, she rose to prominence with much-loved blog The Girl in the Café, which charted her travels to the world’s most celebrated specialty coffee destinations. A long-time MC at The London Coffee Festival’s Coffee Masters competition, actor and café consultant, today Wong is recognised as a leading voice in the specialty coffee world, including being named one of London’s top five baristas by the Financial Times.
Wisdom from those experiences can now be found in Wong’s first book, Coffee Creations, which features 90 foolproof recipes for mastering staples such as cappuccinos, flat whites and cortados alongside coffee-infused baking and cocktails.
