Re: Three questions you ask a barista

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 04:05:56 GMT, "Cordovero"
<cordoveroxxxremovexxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> 1. What's a cappuccino?
>
>Simple 1/3 x 3 question. Many fail right here.
>

but the answer isn't that simple. "it depends" is one correct answer;
"a drink made with espresso and frothed milk" is another.


>> 2. What's a macchiato?
>
> If they mention chocolate, I stop right here. I could ask about
>"ristretto" but "machiato" gets the good mocha confusion going.

what if they mention caramel? ;)

usually *we* have to ask the customers "what sort of macchiato do you
want?"


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