Arnon Thitiprasert of Ristr8to, the world champion of the World Lafayette Competition

This is another story of people who live up to their efforts.

Talk about working experience

After four years in Australia, at first he was just doing the basic work of baristas and cashiers, at the same time, he began to communicate with more mature baristas and began to make formal contact with coffee work.

After studying and working in the coffee industry, Arnon then traveled to more than 30 countries to explore coffee culture around the world.

In Thitiprasert's view, people love art, and coffee can exist as an artistic presentation. He worked in several stores in Sydney before deciding to return to his own country, Thailand.

It feels more like home there.

With his enthusiasm and skills in coffee making, Arnon Thitiprasert, the owner of Ristr8to, has won the Thailand National draw Competition for three years in a row. He represented Thailand in the World draw Competition in 2015 and 2016, ranking fifth and 11th respectively.

This year, 2017, the WLAC champion

Thitiprasert won the world flower draw competition in Budapest, Hungary, with his outstanding performance.

As the founder of three coffee shops (Ristr8to,Ristr8to Lab and Doppio Ristr8to) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Arnon is now happily operating these spaces and sharing these experiences with his employees and customers.

The name of Ristr8to is derived from "Ristretto", which is simply understood as a higher concentration of espresso. The general practice of Ristretto is to present espresso by extracting only the first segment.

The most popular signature drink is coffee called "Satan latte", which is concentrated in Italian style at the bottom and added with double Ristretto.