[reprint] We are baristas

We're baristas.

Whether they are newcomers or friends who have worked in the industry for some time. In fact, they should reflect on this issue. What kind of conditions should baristas have? Or what kind of barista should you be?

Baristas, like other people engaged in store service, belong to the service industry. Then the basic condition of the relevant service is that it must have. In addition, as baristas, we should certainly have the professional skills to be baristas. But let's think again: what role do we play from coffee to guests?

The essential attribute of coffee is warmth and love. There is no doubt that we, as baristas, are people who convey warmth and love. Whether we can always convey warmth and love to our guests with words and bodies has become a lesson that we need to practice at work every day.

Some people say that coffee is an art. Indeed, from the perspective of the category of art, coffee belongs to the art of secondary creation. If you compare coffee to music, bakers are like composers who use raw beans to write their own music, while bar masters are like those who perform music on the stage. If not through the work of the bartender, then the guest will not be able to get the warmth and pleasure directly from the roasted coffee. Therefore, our performance of coffee skills has become the most important entry qualification. But it's not enough. We say that the difference between a talented performer and a mediocre performer is that the former can not only accurately interpret the composer's intention, but also pour his feelings into it. The latter just mechanically transforms the composer's notes into sound. The same is true of baristas. When we make coffee according to our own skills, we should also add our love and sincerity to every guest, so that the art of coffee can be perfectly presented in the guest's cup and reveal the wonderful and pleasant feeling in the guest's heart.

I would like to say a few more words about the barista profession: we are not just expressing that cup of coffee, we have become a part of that cup of coffee together with the coffee we are making. Coffee is the carrier, but we have become the soul of that cup of coffee.

May every aspiring friend not only make the guests warm, but also find their own value and satisfaction.