Baristas

Breastaurant Developing Adults-Only Ice Cream

Posted 04.05.2012

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Baristas Coffee Company, best known for thr bikini-wearing baristas that staff its seven stores around the country, is going even more mass market (an...

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Coffee With A Side Of Sex Appeal

Posted 03.09.2012

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Baristas in bikinis? Here, it's just business as usual. Women dressed in swimsuits and lingerie are serving up coffee at Java Girls, a shop in Orl...

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Behind Enemy Lines

Todd Burbo | Posted 06.08.2011

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Not long ago, America's specialty coffee roasters were as much friends as competitors. Now they're getting down to business.

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The Evolution Of Chicago Coffee

Time Out Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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Coffee as mere caffeine conveyance? That's so 1992. In Chicago and other big cities, people's interest in their cup of joe actually tasting good start...

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How Espresso Works

Erin Meister at Serious Eats | Posted by Erin Meister, April 29, 2010 at 8:00 AM | Posted 05.25.2011

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Espresso sure is a complicated elixir for being so small. Like Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity, a high-quality shot can be multilayered and compl...

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Intelligentsia Wins National Title, then Throws it Back

Todd Burbo | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's official: Intelligentsia coffee still employs the best barista in the United States.

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Starbucks Puts Sticker Shock on Coffee in Brazil

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rio -- Brazil's president Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva got free coffee from President Obama at the White House Saturday. But back home he'll pay $20 f...

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Starbucks Refuses To Pay Baristas Court-Ordered Tips

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz says the coffee chain will not pay its California baristas back for tips they shared with shift supervisors, ...

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Starbucks Promises Customers Perfection

AP | ELIZABETH M. GILLESPIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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SEATTLE — A day after shutting down most of its U.S. shops for three hours to retrain baristas on espresso basics, Starbucks is welcoming custom...

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