[PDLM]

Learning the marketing crap that comes with a cup of coffee these days, like all marketing crap, does get better with more experience, that I grant you.

[Skyhook]

YouTube - 9. Cool Cafes

Just for a tiny bit of perspective....above.

[talllatte]

10 years experience is a bit too excessive for a barista, if the passion is there then he/she could learn quite quickly which is why a lot of these new cafes have young staff, they are doing it because they want to. Same with the new well-known roasters who have nothing like 40 years experience you said but are doing a great job.

Having said that 10 days or 10 years in HK would make no difference at all because the passion is not there. There are a few exceptions but not many.

[aussiegal]

[quote=Skyhook;234943]

Aussiegal, mi hai rotto i coglioni, cheechalina
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Prego, ti voglio bene.

[Hamton]

Originally Posted by Skyhook

employ experienced barista's with a minimum of 10 years experience from Sept 1, and purchase their coffee from a specialist supplier with more than 40 years coffee experience

Quite a lot of pretentious hyperbole in that statement.

[pin]

but it continues to open shops in the UK:

Starbucks pushes ahead with UK growth plans - Times Online

[jonnye]

Originally Posted by pin

but it continues to open shops in the UK:

Starbucks pushes ahead with UK growth plans - Times Online

Could that be, because in general, the coffee quality by 'independent' coffee shops is/was crap? I know it's cool and trendy to bash Starbucks as the 'big, evil, multinational corporate' but in the UK at least they have been a major contributor to improving coffee in general.

Where Starbucks led they were followed by Costa and Caffe Nero. At the risk of being branded a philistine, I quite enjoy Starbucks coffee (but then, I only drink Americanos which probably isn't very trendy either...)

[Lammarite]

Originally Posted by Skyhook

YouTube - 9. Cool Cafes

Just for a tiny bit of perspective....above.

Phew- that was hard work and 3.28 minutes of my life I'll never get back.
Maybe it's one of those things which means a bit more if you know the place!