Does anyone else strongly dislike the red line that appears under the word Barista. I almost find it ironic that being part of a coffee community like Barista- Exchange, that my spell check always highlights the word Barista... I could not even count
Read more…Ok, need to get some opinions here...let us use a loose leaf chai latte as an example Do you steam milk + steeped tea +leaves together and strain into cup or steep tea, strain into cup and pour steamed milk into tea? any reason why you do one over
Read more…today has been really boring, anyone have any luck with business?
Read more…Well, we recently bought our shop and it had 12 of these bins in it. We have no desire to keep that much coffee in the open air, so the bins came out. The shelving they were in got recycled into a self serve station for our airpots. I traded some of
Read more…I know this has happened to possibly everyone who works in a shop. But I want to know what people do when it is absolutly dead...Right now it's 2 hours till close and everything is done. What I do is try to seek in a couple of 15mins or sit in the wa
Read more…I am an employee of a bookstore where we have a lot of traffic. They have never incorporated a coffee selling area into the store and I believe it would be a tremendous success. We have had almost every author on the NYT bestsellers list into our sto
Read more…do you do breakfast? how/what are the easiest ways to cook breakfasts? how/waht do you do and tips or secrets would be helpfull =)
Read more…happy canada day friends tell me what your plans are i think i might catch the drew wright concert here in collingwood tonight :)
Read more…Came across this one: Link to article
Read more…So I'm a bit of a Food Network junkie, and watch it WAAAAY too often. Like right now... Lately, I've noticed that Duff on Ace of Cakes has been wearing what looks like an Intelli hat for some of the interview segments. Dark grey, white front, red lo
Read more…Hi everyone! My name is Marina. I'm from Ukraine. I'm new here and think that it is great to have so many coffee-fans to communicate. I know there is lots of people who had an experience of opening new coffee-shops. I work for a company that has over
Read more…What does the ranking thing mean? Do I get a free bike or new tamp? Cause that would be rad...
Read more…who out there tweets? i enjoy following other baristas and cafes just so i stay in the know- if you wanna follow me, @lindsaytron if you want people to follow you- post your twitter info :)
Read more…So I'm sure a thread like this already exists, probably multiple, but I am doing research for a paper on fairly-traded coffee and was wondering if you would want to contribute thoughts, comments, experiences, etc. Being directly involved in the coffe
Read more…I know this is a pretty common question but I always seem to drink the same thing when it is warmer out and was just wondering what everyone else enjoys when the weather heats up and steamed drinks don't really cut it; like when it gets hot and humid
Read more…We're currently making all of our soups in house from scratch but it's proving not to be cost effective (when labor is included) and generally causes some inconsistencies and head aches. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Read more…Anybody knows how to make a CREPE MIX, the professional way. Some tips are welkome.
Read more…How many of you have dated another barista? Do you think its more common for coffee enthusiasts to date each other than other arts and trades?
Read more…Hello, I thought I would take a quick poll about Starbucks and their treatment of employees. Has anyone had any issues with the company? Treatment? Doing a film on this and was curious as to thoughts in forum. For a company who spends so much time
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