Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 20 (#)

„There is no way the chef can turn his or her attention to the coffee, it is just not possible. Waiters and bartenders turn over too quickly to be trained to pull fine espresso, and are often themselves too busy even if they were career people in the restaurant. The situation is roughly the same for many caterers, and hotels seeking to prepare fine espresso for an increasingly sophisticated customer base. To prepare the finest possible espresso, it is the realm of a highly trained espresso specialist using the finest commercial equipment.“

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Tea & Coffee 12/04 - 2005 Tea & Coffee Industry Forecast (#)

„Barista Trainers - The emergence of qualified barista trainers as a career development among baristas gives young budding coffee professionals a career path beyond the espresso machine. For talented baristas to succeed they have a common thirst for knowledge, but after a while they feel chained down working 10 hours a day behind an espresso machine. So the demand for barista trainers is a logical career step for them to follow and to earn more money, share their accumulated knowledge and explore more areas of the coffee world i.e.“

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Specialty Coffee Bulletin Board :: View topic - swift grinder (#)

„This is a town where the morning rush is really condensed and at the third location, soon to open, it will be even more condensed. No way can the Swift grinder duplicate the results of a properly trained and dedicated barista but that gets to the heart of the issue here in the northeast: espresso culture is about 20 years behind the Northwest in many regards and it's tough to find people who perceive a barista job as a career path.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Making the Perfect Pitch: How to Catch a Literary Agent's Eye (#)

„I have been writing for a living for nearly ten years and don't often read how-to books. But Sands' keen insights and her no-nonsense but supportive voice gave me a bracing shot of career espresso. It is now on my work shelf next to the other tools of my trade: a twelve ounce coffee cup and Roget's Thesaurus.“

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