during the week , 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": "assistant", "content": "I was once a Barista serving coffee at a coffeehouse in college."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Like Starbucks?  I have a friend that works for them and she really loves it.  Did you enjoy it?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It was a local spot. It was really fun. The word Barista is actually Italian for \"bartender\"."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's quite interesting - LOL!!  I wonder if people that speak other languages get confused and show up for a beer?!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Its never happened to me but I wouldnt be surprised. Barista is not necessarily a regulated term. Its just that most coffee shops use the title. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Ah, I see!  Was it hard to learn all the different coffee combinations, beans, etc.?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Being a barista took a lot of training to not only know the drinks but to get them right. For example the Espresso, that is a real finicky beverage to get right."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I can only imagine.  I think I would make a mess of the whole thing!  But I am glad there are those that are good at it"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "If a barista is really good, they will do some latte art for you."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Is that like the ones that use the steamed milk to make designs in the coffee?  That is so very neat I think!"}]