Bloody Baristas

// December 22nd, 2006 // Personal

Maybe you can help me with something?

When, roughly, did latté become a synonym for cappuccino?

I was standing in my preferred coffee shop this morning (having taken the bus in anticipation of a slightly, boozy luncheon) and the gentleman ahead of me in the queue (I could tell he was a gentleman as he carried an umbrella and a hat!) ordered a “double shot cap”. I then placed my regular order for a double latté.

Standing to one side, I watched in amazement as the girl behind the counter proceeded to make two drinks that were identical in every way, even going so far as to top my drink with chocolate. I could understand her being a little confused had I requested a “double, skinny, bone-dry, cap to go and hold the baby moose” (I have no idea what that means either by the way) but to not know the difference between two wholly different beverages is tantamount to coffee crime.

I got the last laugh though … a latté is 20p cheaper than a cappuccino :-D

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No Responses to “Bloody Baristas”

  1. Dan says:
    December 22, 2006 at 11:03 am

    Maybe she was a barrister who’d gone through legal training only to find that she can’t spell, and ended up working in a cafe. She is now bemused why she had to study so hard at university, and is similarly flummoxed by the fact that all her friends said that the career would be well-paid.

    On the flip side, there are I expect numerous people in court being defended by the best latte-makers this side of Milan.

  2. Rob says:
    December 22, 2006 at 11:11 am

    That would make a wonderful basis for a sit-com. Maybe something like – “Decaf Defence” or “Courting Costa”? “Java Q.C.”?

    Ok I’ll stop now.

  3. Dan says:
    December 22, 2006 at 11:34 am

    Law and Order?

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