Latte became popular again, prepared with espresso and steamed milk. "Caffè latte" started replacing this term around 1996–97, but both names exist side by side, more often more similar than different in preparation. Coffee menus worldwide use a number of spelling variations for words to indicate coffee and milk, often using incorrect accents or a combination of French and Italian terms. Italian is "caffellatte" (the standard form; "caffelatte" is a Northern Italian variation), contracted from "caffè latte", (with a grave accent over the e), while French is "café au lait" (with an acute accent); Spanish is "café con leche" and Portuguese
Tierra Mia Coffee the "10 Best Coffee Shops in Los Angeles". Tierra Mia Coffee makes its espresso utilizing La Marzocco and Mazzer equipment and creates beverages with latte art. All of its brewed coffee is made to order using a pour over method. Tierra Mia Coffee was founded by Ulysses Romero and funded by a group of private investors. Ulysses Romero holds an MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree from Berkeley's Haas School of Business. He previously worked at Kean Coffee a concept started by coffee luminary Martin Diedrich, founder of Diedrich Coffee, one of the first