Why does newly opened cafe always placed ads for servers and/or sandwich makers but never a BARISTA??
Each time i flipped the Classified pages, be it of the New Paper or Straits Time, i smiled looking at various advertisements of new F&B owners hiring F&B staffs. Coming from a background of Coffee Roasting and distributing of commercial espresso makers, ads that i always look forward to are especially from Cafe operators. You never know if they have already started purchasing espresso machines or find a reliable coffee supplier!!
What saddens me though, more often than not, the ads always look for servers and/or sandwich makers but never Chief Barista/ Barista! Unlike our 'richer cousins', the bartenders who are always sought after each time A NEW BAR OPENS, it seems that majority of new cafe owners does not even understand the terminology BARISTA!!
So what is a BARISTA? Barista is a direct translation of Bartender in Italian. Barista is a highly skilled professional who are trained to prepare coffee related beverages with a comprehensive understanding of coffee, blends, espresso quality, varieties, roast degree, equipments and maintenance. Barista are also 100% coffee passionate individuals who are willing to share their knowledge with budding barista and customers. Barista is also a profession that attains high regards in Australia and Italy, where experienced and top barista commands wages of bare minimum, AUS50 per hour as compared to SGD6-7(max.) in Singapore.
We have a perfect match of doctors and nurses for hospitals, lawyers in law firms, chef for the kitchen and bartenders in bars but barista in cafes? That is a pretty rare sight unless what you come across is a truly coffee connoiessurs cafe, where highly skilled baristas runs the show. To speak off, there are only a few cafes here in Singapore who deserve this acknowledgment.
A hint of who and where they are? Typically all these cafes always have winners and past winners of the Singapore National Barista Championship either running the business or working in one. Start looking for them today..........
What saddens me though, more often than not, the ads always look for servers and/or sandwich makers but never Chief Barista/ Barista! Unlike our 'richer cousins', the bartenders who are always sought after each time A NEW BAR OPENS, it seems that majority of new cafe owners does not even understand the terminology BARISTA!!
So what is a BARISTA? Barista is a direct translation of Bartender in Italian. Barista is a highly skilled professional who are trained to prepare coffee related beverages with a comprehensive understanding of coffee, blends, espresso quality, varieties, roast degree, equipments and maintenance. Barista are also 100% coffee passionate individuals who are willing to share their knowledge with budding barista and customers. Barista is also a profession that attains high regards in Australia and Italy, where experienced and top barista commands wages of bare minimum, AUS50 per hour as compared to SGD6-7(max.) in Singapore.
We have a perfect match of doctors and nurses for hospitals, lawyers in law firms, chef for the kitchen and bartenders in bars but barista in cafes? That is a pretty rare sight unless what you come across is a truly coffee connoiessurs cafe, where highly skilled baristas runs the show. To speak off, there are only a few cafes here in Singapore who deserve this acknowledgment.
A hint of who and where they are? Typically all these cafes always have winners and past winners of the Singapore National Barista Championship either running the business or working in one. Start looking for them today..........
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