I really should be studying for Interior Design since I have an 8am final tomorrow, but I just had to write a little bit about my conversation with Al I just had.
Al works here at the coffeehouse that I come to all the time and she made some really cool latte art in my drink tonight, which spawned a conversation about how a barista can really get emotionally integrated with their drinks they make. I completely agree. I don't really know if I can flat out say I'm a barista. I work at a coffee place on campus, but everything is done for you. You don't have to tamp the espresso or steam the milk, relying on how the temperature feels on your hand to know when its done, and you don't really get a chance to deliver a quality beverage. At my coffee place, it's more about quantity, rather than quality. Still I try.
Every drink that requires sauce drizzle on top, I make a little flower, and for the first time in the entire 4 months I've worked there so far, I got my first compliment about the flower. One time, there was just one person in line, and I had just opened, so the container we steam the milk in was cold - perfect for making great foam for a latte, and latte art - so I took my chance.
I steamed the milk perfectly, using the thermometer in the container to gauge when I should froth the milk and when I should steam it. The result: perfect foam. I then used the techniques I learned from a video I saw on youtube and made an apple in the woman's latte. When I went to give it to her, I showed her the art and was like, "Look! I made an apple in your latte! That's the first latte art I've done!" and she goes, "Uh, can I just have my drink?"
Total shutdown. But no matter, I still try to make quality beverages, despite the need to go quickly at my workplace. Hopefully I can get my job at the cafe at home again this summer and have the opportunity to make great espresso drinks and lattes. Everyone should come visit me and get a drink!
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