Quiz:how do you know you are a Professional Barista?
- Can you pour a heart shaped latte?
- Can you tell the difference between Kenyan and Sumatran in a blind taste test?
- Can you prepare three espressos, three lattes and three specialty custom drinks in under 15 minutes and present them beautifully?
- Can you discuss politics, weather and religion while pouring the drinks mentioned in #3?
- Why is espresso a multi-phasic beverage?
- Can you tell when a customer walks in the door if they need their drink prepared quickly or if they are interested in lingering?
- Do you automatically adjust the grind on the espresso grinder when you notice that your extraction time is not correct?
- Do you read coffee trade journals?
- When you are traveling, is finding a source for good coffee one of your top priorities when arriving in a new city?
- Do you know way more about coffee and its preparation than you actually need to know to do your job?
posted by Sarah Wilson Belzile @ 7:35 PM
2 Comments:
I've had to take myself off "the coff" for awhile due to some ulcerish tendencies (serenity now! serenity now!) so I'm trying to just *read* about coffee as a poor, poor substitute to drinking it. So, I eagerly look forward to your next post! (hint hint)
Christine B.
Really Bad Cleveland Accent
Just out of curiosity, which 3 didn't apply?
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