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Lee Bacon's avatar

That's a lovely present. I worked at a cute little independent coffee shop called Starbucks for a while after college. In the beginning, it was overwhelming making all the drinks. Then you realize most of the drinks are just variations on the latte. Some have more foam. Some have less. And, I guess, some have...dicks?

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Alexis Mera Damen's avatar

I’ve never heard of that cute little independent coffee shop. Lol. Some definitely have dicks! ✌🏻🤣

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Marie-Elizabeth Mali's avatar

Just got a home espresso machine and I could sure use a tutorial on making any latte art besides a sad little squiggle... at least yours has some girth! 😆

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Alexis Mera Damen's avatar

Hahah. It’s all about how you steam the milk! ;) But i have yet to create a heart. I try every morning!

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Rick Bailey's avatar

Wow, you've been introduced to a sacred art. Really cool. For a while I fantasized about being a barista in Italy. I thought it would give me an opportunity to learn the language better. In my wife's home town over there we go to two bars. One with great coffee. The other with great pastries. So it's sort of a question of what do we feel we need/want most on any given morning. Luca, the barista at our preferred coffee place, remembers how I like my cappuccino, con un po meno latte. And remembers my wife always wants a double shot in her cappuccino.

Do you hang out at Monks? Your remark about dick jokes seemed to come out of the blue. Are there references to that in other pieces of your writing?

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Alexis Mera Damen's avatar

Monks is not my go to as it’s not the closest cafe to home, but the coffee is great! I took the course there because it was a gift from friends. Did you see my latte art? Haha. That’s where the dick joke came from. :)

Your experience in Italy sounds amazing!

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aidan o'loughlin's avatar

dick jokes are always appreciated hahaha

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Alexis Mera Damen's avatar

Agreed! haha

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Sascha Camilli's avatar

That seems like so much fun, I'd love to do something like it!

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Alexis Mera Damen's avatar

It was a great time!

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Lindsey Smith's avatar

Honestly that could be your thing. Latte art with a customized dick joke? I'd pay extra for that!

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Alexis Mera Damen's avatar

Haha yeah! Could be a way to get lots of tips! :-P

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Yannis Helios's avatar

You should try.

I work in Coffee shops for a long time.

I did a course to learn something about latte art.

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Alexis Mera Damen's avatar

Nice! I think it’s pretty fun!

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Yannis Helios's avatar

There are some customers real dicks so you can prepare your trademark logo for them.

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Alexis Mera Damen's avatar

Yep. Exactly. Lol

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Eva Lydon 🌺's avatar

🤣 Very good! Xx

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Alexis Mera Damen's avatar

Why thank you!

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Maggie Jon's avatar

Try it out 😎 Dick jokes and all!

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Alexis Mera Damen's avatar

Good idea. :-P

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Shelby Tutty, MHA's avatar

You're a natural! I see your upcoming book now How to Make Erotic Coffee.

I took a similar class but it was all about pour over coffee. My coffee was awful this way. The two other students in the class took it up much faster than I did. I swear I was doing the exact same thing they were doing but for some reason mine kept coming out bitter. It was like Like Water for Chocolate where maybe my emotions were coming out in the coffee.

Shortly thereafter, I had to stop drinking coffee because of perimenopause changes. I miss it! Even decaf now makes me feel sick.

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Alexis Mera Damen's avatar

Hahaha. Love that book title idea! I only started drinking coffee a few years ago, I was always a tea gal, but my boyfriend converted me… Have you substituted coffee with something else in the morning?

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Shelby Tutty, MHA's avatar

That's so funny because I didn't start drinking coffee until I went to Sweden when I was 47. I went from drinking nothing to black coffee. And I took to it like an obsession. I've always been a tea drinker. I went back to drinking tea and I'm happy with that although I miss coffee. There's nothing like it!

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Olive P. Wood's avatar

I would leave an extra large tip for a latte like that!!

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Alexis Mera Damen's avatar

Woohoo! Thanks.

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Melissa Scala's avatar

Now I want to take this course!! Thanks for sharing this lighthearted post! Made me smile. I've always thought it would be amazing to own a healthy foods cafe, where I would of course, serve espresso (obsessed)!

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Alexis Mera Damen's avatar

That does sound like it would be fun! My bf and I sometimes talk about how it would be fun to own a cafe. But I’m sure it’s a TON of work.

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Hema KV's avatar

I love this. Esp because I live life daydreaming of owning a cafe at least once a week! And I love coffee 💖

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Alexis Mera Damen's avatar

Thank you! The course was fun!

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