i work as a barista.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A barista (; ; from the Italian for \"bartender\") is a person, usually a coffeehouse employee, who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks. The word \"barista\" is an Italian word, and in Italy, a barista is a male or female \"bartender\", who typically works behind a counter, serving hot drinks (such as espresso), cold alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and snacks. The native plural in English is \"baristas\", while in Italian the plural is \"baristi\" for masculine (\"baristi\": \"barmen\", \"bartenders\") or \"bariste\" for feminine (bariste: \"barmaids\"). While the title is not regulated, most coffee shops use the title to describe the preparer of coffee and operator of an espresso machine. Baristas generally operate a commercial espresso machine, and their role is preparing and pulling the shot; the degree to which this is automated or done manually varies significantly, ranging from push-button operation to an involved manual process. Espresso is a notoriously finicky beverage, and good manual espresso making is considered a skilled task. Further, preparation of other beverages, particularly milk-based drinks such as cappuccinos and lattes, but also non-espresso coffee such as drip or press pot, requires additional work and skill for effective frothing, pouring and most often latte art.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I've always wanted to be a barista."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Kind of like in Starbucks? I love espresso-based coffee drinks!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah, but i'm clueless as to what kind of training I would need."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I believe you have to learn how to use a commercial espresso machine, some being easier push-button machines and others being more involved manually."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That sound like fun. I've always wanted to learn how to do Latte art. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That would be fantastic! It's quite difficult to do consistently because of the conditions needed for both the espresso and the milk used."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I would be up to the challenge."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Well, you could contact a coffee shop and see if they'll train you. You'll need to be skilled in many things like effective frothing and how to pour the drink."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I heard they have competitions where you can showcase your skills. Is that true?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I personally have never heard of such competitions, but as there are so many baristas (Starbucks alone has over 23,000 locations!), there is sure to be something of the sort."}]