Is it ever okay to ask a fellow barista in a different coffee shop to do a certain drink a certain way, just for you? I'm a local, but not much of a regular...
I'm a barista at a shop that takes a lot of pride in its coffee, and I take a lot of pride in my drinks. And yet, spoiled by my own stuff as I am, I don't want to have to go to my own cafe every time I want a quality drink. There's a coffee shop at the end of the block where I live, yet they make terrible coffee drinks. Would it be a terrible faux pas if I were to mention one day that I'm also a barista, and then ask the guy, as politely as possible, if he might try making a latte the way I do it on my own? It's really no harder; just different... and better.
What's the etiquette here?
PS: I should add that when I'm not working at the cafe, I work from home as a freelance writer. As deadlines near, coffee becomes essential, but I really don't want to have to pack everything up and go that far just for a latte...
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