(er, coffee-maker)Īs for fancy $$$$ coffee.I went to allears, brought up the menus. I still don't know what a macchiato is, but if I wanted to know I'd find out by asking a barista. You don't have to memorize the list given here. If you want to know what something on the menu is at that time, ASK. To the ones ordering, they are just getting what they want, which is a pretty simple part of existing. The person thinking "oh that's too complicated, I can't be part of that" is the one making things pretentious. What is complicated to someone hearing it is simply *ordering what you want to have* to the person ordering.
Or I can say iced (because I want iced in it, and saying it first helps them grab the right type of cup from the very beginning.isn't it nice of me to help them get the right cup?) grande (that's cup size, not style) latte (means *milk*, basically). Ok back to ordering, if I want that drink above, I can say just that. It was very weird to drink his lattes with whole milk instead of nonfat or 2%. While Crossfit/Paleo types would jump for joy at that, many others wouldn't, and DH was one of the "wouldn't" group. DH was in Russia for work recently, and apparently all they had at their coffeeshops was WHOLE milk. Sidenote, this is a lovely thing, to have choices in milk types. Oh I also get to tell them what KIND of milk. I keep thinking about what my dad would be like if he walked into Starbucks.If I want a drink that is 16 ounces, is iced, and has milk in it, I tell them so.
But why they can’t make it just a little easier on the regular coffee drinker is beyond me. I don’t want this article to seem like I am totally opposed to Starbucks, because I am not! I love Starbucks (when I have figured out what I would like to drink!) and love the environment that they provide with their distinct coffee-shop ambience and décor.
What is the difference between a macchiato and a latte? What is the difference between your stereotypical mocha and a regular coffee? Throw all of these into a menu and you may as well be reading a different language – wait a minute you are reading a different language! No one told you in advance that you needed to take advanced Italian lessons before wandering into your local Starbucks that now appear on every other street corner, even in smaller towns! I seriously think whenever you get through all of this, it would be easier ordering from a 15-page menu at The Cheesecake Factory than ordering a drink inside Starbucks. Ok, so let’s say you get past the difficulties of understanding the size of beverage that you want! Next you have the complexities of the actual menu. Would you ever consider going up to the Starbucks ‘barista’ and asking for a ‘Large Coffee’? Probably not right, and that is likely because you would feel out of place. Is there a reason we cannot simply order a Small, Medium or Large. Have you ever wandered into a Starbucks and thought for a second “Why am I ordering a Venti Caramel Macchiato?” What on earth does that even mean? We are all trained to go into a Starbucks and immediately know the difference between Tall, Grande and Venti sized drinks. This is all about the lingo that we are all accustomed to now whenever we visit Starbucks. I read a really interesting article published by Lee Abbamonte (Hope you don’t mind me using your great work for inspiration!) some time ago that really inspired me to write this short article on Starbucks.
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