A Good Cup of Coffee

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Red Squirrel Jul 2013 1:27pm, 2 Jul 2013 9,775 posts	0 Red Squirrel I wonder if anyone's retrained for legal work, from working in a cafe. I was a barista, now I'm a barrister.
Velociraptor Jul 2013 1:33pm, 2 Jul 2013 25,977 posts	0 Velociraptor I remember, about 15 years ago, being well impressed when one of my female patients, whom I didn't have down as being likely to mix in professional circles, told me that her boyfriend was a barrister
Tav H Jul 2013 1:34pm, 2 Jul 2013 3,464 posts	0 Tav H I admit, I tried with erratuc success, to "pull" a decent "shot" with a Rancilio Silvia I had, plus a cheapish Iberital grinder. To be fair, I wasn't bad half the time, but was never prepared to even get a good consistent "tamp", such was my lack of dedication. My wife bet me I'd be rid of it in 6 months, so I kept it for a year and then I sold it on.
Zorba Jul 2013 3:21pm, 2 Jul 2013 875 posts	0 Zorba Sorry , but this thread IS pretentious ....Never saw a " barista " in the kafenions and tavernas of southern crete....
Red Squirrel Jul 2013 3:23pm, 2 Jul 2013 9,782 posts	0 Red Squirrel Yes but you have the lovely briki-cooked coffee, don't you?
Steady Edina Jul 2013 3:30pm, 2 Jul 2013 13,781 posts	0 Steady Edina So what if it is pretentious?
Velociraptor Jul 2013 3:31pm, 2 Jul 2013 25,982 posts	0 Velociraptor "Barista" isn't pretentious, it's just the name of a job that some folk do. The thread's just ... actually, there used to be another thread for talking about coffee, didn't there? The curator was called John Something. Wonder where it went?
Dooogs Jul 2013 3:39pm, 2 Jul 2013 1,884 posts	0 Dooogs You know what’s pretentious? One-upmanship about keeping it real in Crete…
Red Squirrel Jul 2013 3:59pm, 2 Jul 2013 9,783 posts	0 Red Squirrel
Velociraptor Jul 2013 4:04pm, 2 Jul 2013 25,983 posts	0 Velociraptor I loved the ironic juxtapositioning. Almost fell for it too