Barista!

[agenthelios1]

Barista= an overglorified coffee pouring person. Places like starbucks issue these titles to employees so they can feel special.

Subway uses the same technique except they call them "sandwich artists" ....its a way to make the employee who is making little above minimum wage (maybe $11 if lucky) make them feel better about being a loser.Just a corporate way of trying to keep an employee

[nirvanafrik]

@agenthelios1 How working as a barista while you are only 18 years old make you be a loser? What job would you'd have, smart ass?

[LordKaisen]

@agenthelios1 a job's a job. Respect for doing it, any job really. As long as you do it well and love what you do professionally.

[Hollowbarista]

Artistik movement of making espresso? =) I chose to fuse the skills of a barista with tai chi! :-) Failed at national semi finals 2010 tho.

[fodera6]

Baristas should have tattoos? Tattoos have nothing to do with the quality of your pull. It might affect your interaction with a customer but it certainly doesn't affect the taste of the coffee. Give me a break.

[Hollowbarista]

Actually interaction with a customer affects the taste of the coffee. The customers are only humans and can be set under the influence of subtle mental suggestion. :)

[cookecutter]

Barista over here in NEW Jersey Represent!

[BUNJIN45]

one more thing i admit i always love to kiss or i always kiss jen prince when i watch her talking about the competition!

[BUNJIN45]

one more thing i admit i always love to kiss or i always kiss jen prince when i watch her talking about the competition!

[neurodir]

yeah I agree wiht the girl who said tahat she dosent have much more life :P

I'm a barista and all my life is around coffee...

[tonyawebo]

Good vide, Im A Barista Over Here in Mexico... Ive won Championchips also , onde aday ill go and kik some ass,,jaja ,just kidding , but ill go one day, goood luck,,

[dmun023]

Excellent. To apera0915 I think yes in a coffee shop or cafe, coffee is never enough. I used to work with a guy who made the worst espresso but he'd talk it up and people would come back every day for his coffees.

[apera0915]

"I kind of believe in this american punk rock, like baristas should have tatoos, talk a little bit of shit"

I know plenty of people who steer clear of places because of that kind of hipster douchebag attitude. In Italy, barista is a respected profession. This shit is one reason why it isn't in America.

I'll just take my business to places like Vivace and Zoka (they apparently won), where caring about coffee is enough.

[graspForbreath]

The guys who said that, Kyle Glanville, is one of the most passionate and knowlegeable barista out there... and he happens to be the current US barista champ and ranks 8th in the world.

"hipster douchebag attitude" yeah maybe a little bit.

"caring about coffee" totally.

[apera0915]

Yeah maybe I was a little out of line there (I was kind of pissed at the time), but I didn't really say he doesn't care about coffee. I meant that passion for the product should be enough. This arises out of my frustration with the Seattle coffee scene where I've gotten the very strong feeling that a lot of the people I'm handing resumes to take one look at me and figure I'm not cool enough for them. I'm not looking bad or anything, I just don't have any tattoos or any of that.

[apera0915]

I'm not saying Kyle Glanville doesn't care about the coffee - I'd just like to make the point that being a barista would be more professional without the fucking attitude. It should strive to be more professional so that good coffee can move away from being a trendy niche market for hipsters and move towards replacing Starbucks and those ridiculous bikini stands. Make good coffee something everyone wants to enjoy.

[chorne2k]

This was great. At 10:21, that is not only a very pretty face, but the 2005 winner.

[anencephaly]

Wow you did an awesome job man...you're a pretty talented filmmaker.

[RKLounsbury]

One barista asking for another's autograph? Lame. But the vid was awesome, thanks.

[mavinjai]

great salute u guys

[angeldeseano]

excelent video...

[nicknagurka]

excellent documentary! loved the bit with billy wilson. it's sweet to see so many other baristas and shop owners out there who actually care about their product.

[monzaroo]

Cool.. im a barista too.. coffee is & ART..

cheers baristas all around the world!!!

[CatineSkyi]

CHEERS!

[jmhere07]

totaly agree with you man cheers it intersting to know all this stuff :)

[theunrealyou]

this is SO AMAZING. i'm a full time barista and the art is definitely one of my true passions.

i hope that one day you finish this. i would love to see it.

[jmhere07]

wow great work dose any one know who won i dont have a clue :)

[imadethis1013]

...wow. This is an awesome documentary. I used to be a barista and I can really appreciate this. These people really have a passion for the stuff (yes, I know - HUGE understatement)I hope you finish the doc.

[dseng]

that was awesome! I want to see the finished product.

[Mattoblivian]

Phil ... again great work on the vid!

[lettybobetty]

Who Knew!!? BArista's Rock! Someone help get this done! - drmitchelson, Edit? - didn't you?

[davidisahotty]

oh man... that was super..

i'd love to see the finished project :)

[drmitchelson]

woa...who edited this??? great editing...i cant get over those edits!!!!

[Ciordia9]

This rocks my socks.

[nucleard]

Philip's new name... Tha Surge Protectah!

[cheapdialogue]

The surge searcher!