A real shift
Clean and calibrate the machine and grinders, dial in espresso, then handle the morning rush. Afternoons mean cleaning, restocking and steady trade.
Skills that matter
- Espresso extraction and dialling in
- Milk texturing and latte art
- Speed in a rush
- Machine cleaning
- Customer chat
Qualifications
- Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Barista Skills Foundation, Intermediate and Professional
- Level 2 Food Safety
- Level 2 Hospitality apprenticeship
Where it leads
- Barista
- Head barista
- Café manager
- Coffee roaster
- Coffee trainer
What we'd ask on the show
- The 7.30am rush, minute by minute
- Latte art versus taste
- Why a flat white costs what it costs