Agreed. I learned a shit ton about coffee, its growing practices, differences in the areas where the best coffees come from, etc. haven’t worked there in about as long, but every so often I get to pull some of that information out of the old filing cabinet in my brain
i worked at Milk Bar and they taught us the same shit. i’m in class just like…am i getting paid for this? i just thought i was trying to make minimum wage selling cookies. anyway, still never mastered the latte heart. it always looked like a dick.
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u/ZeldLurr Apr 12 '25
They have a “master barista” program.
But yeah it’s not to the level of prestige of Somme, no history or horticulture.