Matcha, essentially, is powdered green tea. Matcha is very useful for mixing with milk or cream base to make “delicious” lattes and frappuccinos. However, what happens when BaristaJim is subjected to this fluffy, green substance? He gets sick. Very sick. I’m not talking about a little sniff here, a little sniff there. I’m referring to sore, debilitating, closing throats.

Thus, what happens when somebody orders a Strawberry Banana Matcha Vivanno? I find myself handing out a drink trying not to fall on my knees while groping around blindly for some Benadryl. Besides, there's just something about mixing green tea with strawberry and banana that doesn’t sound appealing to me, even if it weren’t a sleeper cell.

Maybe it's just the matcha fumes playing tricks on my mind, but I’m starting to believe there’s a bounty on my head. Someone even ordered a Banana Chocolate Vivanno with matcha. There’s just so much holding my breath I can do while making drinks, DUMBO.