Your Baristas Love You...

...or maybe not, says the Chicago Tribune. Cute interview with a random selection of baristas from Chicago -- both indie and Starbucks employees. I definitely share one of their pet peeves -- customers who insist on talking on the phone while standing at my counter.

Rule to live by: Never be mean to the person who makes your morning coffee!

Tags: Starbucks, baristas, coffee, coffeehouses, independent

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Permalink Reply by Carol Ott on April 29, 2008 at 7:34pm

Thankfully, YES YOU ARE. :)

Otherwise, I'd be out of business...and fast. I rely on people who don't want to make their own coffee, or need coffee when they're away from home.

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Permalink Reply by Spencer on May 8, 2008 at 6:36am

Baristas are passionate about coffee, and enthusiastic about the work that they perform. Barista are coffee bartenders and use skills and expertise to create specialty coffee experiences. Unfortunately, they are frustrated by the confusing menu items and lack of sophistication by many coffeehouses that create confusion and misunderstanding in the trade and amongst consumers.

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Permalink Reply by Carol Ott on May 8, 2008 at 8:43am

I agree with you about the confusing coffee menu -- I keep mine short and sweet, and I dont offer a lot of what I call "the foo-foo drinks" some coffeehouses serve. I would rather focus on the coffee and not the stuff that gets added to it.

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