What a night! The first ever For Five Latte Throwdown took place this past Wednesday at our soon-to-open cafe and if something out there beats coffee, music, food, drinks and great people, we haven't found it yet. We had a blast spending time with those who attended and would like to thank everyone who played a part in our special evening, especially the Latte Throwdown participants.

Congratulations to Throwdown winner Richard Ladd and runner-up Daniel Kim Shannon.

We would also like to give a special thanks to Angelo at Rays for the food, Jerry and Neil at The French Workshop for the pastries, Three Brewery in Brooklyn for the drinks, Chris at Native Ken for the grand prize, and the great people at Convene for all their help and support.

Take a look at some of our favorite photographs from the event below, provided by Alex Kikis.

The For Five Cafe officially opens October 20th at 117 W 46th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues.