Immerse yourself in coffee culture and stay at the level of "drinking"

"the right way to smell coffee is to hold the coffee cup in both hands, cover it with two thumbs, leave only a gap in the middle, and bury your nose in it." In today's Shanghai, any decent Office will always have one or two shiny coffee machines, and coffee is provided free of charge around the clock. But many white-collar workers say frankly that although people are immersed in coffee culture, they actually only stay at the level of "drinking". To this end, a coffee salon lectured by professional coffee makers was held in Shanghai Modern Design Group a few days ago.

Gu Zhuomin

On a sunny afternoon, guided by the smell of coffee, the reporter came to the event within the Modern Design Group. Not far away, he heard white-collar workers saying, "Today's venue is well decorated."it's not time for a meeting at last." When I approached, I found that the venue of the coffee salon was a small conference room within the group, but the layout completely broke the inherent style of the conference room. Three or five people sat around a table, and six or seven tables were scattered in the whole space, and there were several plates of Western-style snacks on each table. "Today, when we talk about coffee, everyone must have drunk it, but the history and culture of coffee, and even how to really drink coffee, may not necessarily be known." Without lengthy opening remarks, Pillar, the manager of a professional coffee shop, went straight to the point and started a "coffee tour". "the real way to drink coffee is to suck in your mouth to the mouth of the cup." Said the "pillar" store manager personally demonstrated, then like eating noodles like "snoring" and "snoring" sound successfully caught everyone's attention. "Oh, my God, this is so exaggerated."what's the image of doing this!"... In the face of the incredible expressions of white-collar workers, the manager of Pillar introduced: "this will make the coffee go straight to the root of the tongue and fill the mouth with the aroma of the coffee." You can give it a try and you will taste subtle changes different from the ordinary way of drinking. " In the manager's "advocacy", the scene one after another issued a "snore" sound, some originally embarrassed ladies also ignore the "image", boldly try.

"to tell you the truth, this is the first time to participate in an activity like this. After all, the 'forum' and 'salon' held during office hours are either about business or ideological work. I have never seen such pure life and leisure activities." In an interview, Zhang Wei, who specializes in water supply and drainage design, said, "I didn't expect much when I came here. I thought it was just a lap and a cup of coffee." But I didn't expect it to be really good, from the creation of the atmosphere to the content of the salon. " Bao Jian, who works as a project manager, said frankly: "Coffee is like a designer's paper and pen, but most of the time we just drink coffee, and we don't even want to have a taste for a petty bourgeoisie. However, through today's activities, we have not only gained insight, but also gained more information in our daily life. "

In response, Bian Tonghui, director of the human resources department of Modern Design Group, said, "the purpose of this coffee salon for new employees in 2008-10 is, on the one hand, to help people relieve work stress and adjust their mental state through this kind of activity with a strong flavor of life; on the other hand, in terms of staff training in the design industry, the improvement of life taste and quality is also an important part." It is reported that in the future, the group will regularly organize a series of activities such as wine tasting, tea tasting and film and television works appreciation on a quarterly basis to enrich the cultural life of its employees.