Barista

Baristas compete for fame and glory, and the camera catches it all

"...The peppy, goes-down-easy Barista is the latest in a trending mini-industry of documentaries..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Different Kind of Barista at Empowered Coffee

Employees with intellectual or developmental disabilities make coffee and learn life skills

"...Speed Shop, you won't find a bearded and tattooed barista raking in tips to pay for their band's next..."

May 11, 2018 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

Genuine Joe Coffeehouse: To Close, to Move, to Celebrate

Local longtime java joint gets filmed, fêted by its own barista

"...Coffeehouse at 2001 W. Anderson is being sold, local barista and filmmaker Meg Cazin tells us, and so the..."

May 11, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bright Lights, Little City

An icon makes a big comeback

"...of bike messengers stood guard on the patio. Your barista could've been a rock star or sci-fi writer; your..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

To Serve Man

Briggo: an Austin company at the crossroads of taste, technology, and social interaction

"...your stored account. In a nearby kiosk, a robot barista receives your order and prepares your drink to your..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Food Feature by MM Pack

First Look: Fleet Coffee

Eastside newcomer moves beyond caffeine

"...the beans travel thousands of miles to reach a barista. Then that barista spends about 35 seconds pulling a..."

April 1, 2016 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

The Luv Doc: A Five-Second Tree of Life Latte

Not today, Jesus. Not today.

"...I work at a Downtown coffee shop as a barista. It's not my chosen profession, it's what I do..."

Aug. 25, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Ramen Heads

What's cooking in the world's greatest ramen shops?

"...its own: the food competition doc (Kings of Pastry, Barista, Somm), the mission-driven food doc (Food, Inc.), the chef..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Largest Latte Competition in the History of Texas

32 caffeinated baristas duke it out at Thunderbird this Friday night

"...You ever see a barista concentrating on their work behind the counter? Some of..."

Sept. 17, 2014 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Kacy Crowley Stirs Strange Brew

Singer-songwriter-booker soundtracks South Austin hot spot

"...a couple of years ago when Crowley was a barista at Strange Brew – before it became a music..."

Feb. 13, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Food-o-File

Finally, real bagels made in Austin, along with online pizza and chocolate ordering. Heck yeah!

"...shot – they really are the best... Kudos to barista Lorenzo Perkins of Caffe Medici (1101 West Lynn, 524-5049;..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

Dough tossing, (more) restaurants closing, coffee pouring, wine drinking, and more local tidbits

"...Coffee Association of America held its South Central Regional Barista Competition in Austin two weeks ago, and Central Texas..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

"...A barista is someone who performs the ritual of espresso with..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Java Amping

Austin's Coffeehouse Circuit

"...don't try to guess my name. I am a barista. I am only as good as the last latté..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Music Feature

Proud Mary Is More Than Just a Pretty Face

Elite coffee with zero attitude

"...When you step up to the barista counter at Proud Mary, you'll receive a printed menu..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Haulin’ Oats for a Better Tomorrow

Dear Diary’s Amalia Litsa Wants to Make Local Oat Milk a Thing

"...So, here’s that Amalia Litsa, who’s concocted a barista-ready formula of just-add-water oat milk ingredients and is marketing..."

April 14, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Worst Person in the World

Worst person? No. Best performance of the year? Maybe.

"...threat, but, sure enough, she eventually leaves Aksel for barista Eivind (Nordrum), who, like Julie, desires no children. Yet..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

9 Spots for Quality Matcha in Austin

Go green with these local tea makers

"...With your order of a hot matcha latte, the barista might just make foam art … maybe even in..."

Jan. 31, 2022 Food Post by Dina Barrish

FotoATX: "Austin Women by Austin Women" at the Elisabet Ney Museum

The five women showing photographs capture the beauty, passion, grace, and resilience of being a woman in Austin today

"...hands up adjusting a towel around her hair; a barista gazing out of the frame; a mother in profile,..."

Jan. 26, 2018 Arts Review by Melany Jean

Dulcis Rethinks Almond Milk

Austin entrepreneur Sarah Velasquez on keeping the customer healthy

"...even turmeric. Velasquez has worked for years as a barista, hopping between Austin's various artisanal coffee shops where she..."

April 7, 2017 Food Feature by Mary Bryce

The One I Wrote for You

This filmed-in-San Antonio indie tells a familiar tale about the soul-sucking music industry, but does so with an engaging cast and contemporary spin.

"...(Exactly how he manages to do that on his barista’s salary is one of those narrative shortcomings I mentioned.)..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wright Bros Brew & Brew

Eastside craft beer and coffee spot opens for business

"...the lack of creamers. After requesting cream from the barista, I was given whole milk. Albeit organic, it was..."

Oct. 9, 2013 Food Post by Anna Toon

Food Events

"...• Brew Great Coffee at Home Award-winning barista Jon Aldrich presents a class designed to teach you..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu

This week, Austin foodies tailgate, tango, and do their best Elvis impersonations

"...of America in co-hosting the annual South Central Regional Barista Championship at the Sheraton Austin (701 E. 11th). Winning..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Playing with dolls, killing widows, and more

"...Gwilym Davies, an independent barista running coffee carts in central London, took the much..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Food-o-File

Coffee, tea, or ... cheese?

"...Cuvee Coffee Roasting Com­pany of Spicewood is offering a barista training series every Friday from 10am to 4pm. The..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Hidden Costs of Free

Is free Wi-Fi killing coffeehouse culture?

"...sense that things are coming to a head. Both baristas and owners interviewed for this article offered up numerous..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Food-O-File

"...St. David's Medical Center, was chosen the "Most Valuable Barista" at the 1997 Barista World Series. The contest was..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Food Column

Independent Coffee Shops for a Festival Refuel

Seven artisanal java houses worth checking out

"...specialty equipment to roast them in Texas, and trains baristas to maximize the coffee’s natural flavors with careful and..."

March 8, 2024 Food Feature by Taylor Tobin

Qmmunity: Transing Pride

ATX Trans Pride puts the spotlight on the transgender community during Austin Pride

"...Annual Halcyon Turnabout How the tables have turned: The barista babes of Halcyon don drag and compete to see..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Column by James Scott

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