Customers of Bunny Baker Cafe in Manila can ask to have their coffee etched with any caricature they want at no extra cost -- provided that the owner is there to do it.

Graphic artist Zach Yonzon, who runs the cafe with his wife, uses steamed milk and froth as the canvas and creates the image in the coffee froth with a spoon and a barbecue skewer dipped in dark chocolate.

Zach Yonzov, Cafe Owner And Coffee Artist: "They've never seen anything like that. The most that they've ever seen is a leaf and a heart, and that already makes them happy, but I want to go one step further. I want to go one step further and give them a picture of their baby, their boyfriend, or their favourite cartoon character. If that makes them happy, that makes them smile, that's cool."

The service started out as simple novelty when they topped their coffees with bunny rabbits to highlight the cafe's theme, but it has since grown as customers started asking for more complicated images.

Angie Yu, Cafe Customer: "I'm actually amazed because it's not often, you usually see the hearts, you'll see the normal, simple decorations, but you won't see art in the coffee."

Yonzon said he has no barista training and learned everything online in three months. His biggest challenge is to get the picture done as quick as possible since the froth does not last long and the coffee might get cold.

(uatoday.tv)