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Month: May 2019

Cafe, Customer Service

Sadistic Barista’s Favorite Part of Shift When Customers Ask For Drinks After Close

A sign says the coffee shop is closed.
Guest Writer / May 26, 2019

Local barista Adam Carter admitted late Tuesday that his favorite part of working in a coffee shop is when a customer comes in minutes after closing time.

Cafe, Customer Service, Opinion

Opinion: I Am Not A Garbage Can—I Am A Tip Jar.

A bird's eye view of a tip jar on a wooden table.
Guest Writer / May 19, 2019

I get it. I have a hole on top where you can toss stuff in. That must be kind of confusing. But just for the record: I am not, in fact, a garbage can. I am a tip jar.

Cafe, Customer Service

Customer Spirals Into Existential Crisis When Asked If Room Needed On Top Of Coffee

A man sits on an oxblood couch, contemplating.
Guest Writer / May 12, 2019

Local grocer Scott Samuels narrowly avoided a swift descent into madness this week when asked by his barista if he needed room on top of his coffee.

Cafe, Inspiring People

Woke Cafe Customer Takes His Coffee “Without Color”

A customer in a brown jacket sits at a brown wooden table sipping a brewed coffee.
Guest Writer / May 5, 2019

Customers at a well-known Chicago cafe were intrigued when 25-year-old Damien Yorke, a PhD student in the Department of Psychology at DePaul University, openly announced his New Year’s resolution to start taking his drinks “without color.”

A macchiato in a white cup sits on a white sauces on a wooden table. It has a dollop of foam on top and is about 3 ounces.

Conflict Brews as Barista Explains that Macchiatos are “Actually” Really Small

May 30, 2018
A man sits at a well-lit desk smiling as he types.

Coffee Shop Customer Writes Negative Review, Feels a Little Better

May 28, 2018
Specialty Coffee Association's Coffee Taster's Flavor Wheel is a colorful guide to the various flavors one might find when tasting coffee

Grassy Flavors Just Part of Terroir, Assures Local Roaster on His Company’s Facebook Page

May 26, 2018
A barista uses their finger to groom an espresso shot before brewing.

Barista Stops to Dial in Espresso at Latte Art Throwdown, Pours Badly and Gets Eliminated

May 27, 2018
A man with tattoos on his hands covers his face in consternation. He's wearing a blue flannel shirt.

Staff Meeting Drama Comes to a Head as Barista who “Never Sweeps” Says that Everyone Else Never Sweeps

June 1, 2018
A tall glass of dark beer sits alone on a long wooden counter in a well-lit bar.

New Coffee Beer Launches, Tastes Okay

June 4, 2018

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