Kicker: Coffee masterpieces

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Customers at a South Korean coffee shop are getting a treat for the eyes and the palate.

Barista Lee Kang Bin is wowing coffee drinkers with detailed, colorful designs on the foamy cream- topping their drinks.

Working on a cup-sized but near perfect reproduction of Van Gogh’s The Starry Night — Lee says customers often ask him to draw their favorite artwork.

He uses food coloring, tiny brushes, and tools that look like little ice picks to produce his masterpieces.
Each one takes Lee about an hour to complete and customers have to call ahead.

Tipping is encouraged.

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