The ‘Barista’, (from the Italian for ‘bartender) is a person, usually a coffee house employee who prepares and serves coffee based drinks.In addition to this above description, it should also be noted that the term ‘Barista’ is also one of the most overused and underestimated job titles known to man.
“What are you going to do, as a real job I mean?”
Many years ago, this question was asked to me by a casual staff member at a café that we both worked at. I was so shocked by what they had asked that I had no immediate answer.
Coffee really is a basic necessity. Without my morning ‘get up and go jaguar juice’ I am likely to start flipping out and seeing bats like Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I basically have until 10 or 11 am until I turn into a raging, strung out, werewolf.
Sake is a Japaese alcoholic drink made from rice – it is brewed similar to, but not the same as beer and it should be drunk young, as it does not age like wine. Contrary to popular belief most of the sake in Japan is drunk cold.
Warm sake is drunk usually only in winter and only certain types of sake should be heated. Sake goes well with many cuisines but naturally it is best with fish. (Gauntner 2002)
BEER – that cool amber liquid from the gods that we all love. Often when we think of countries that are beer specific, we think of countries like Belgium, Germany and Holland, but today I am going to take you to a place that is internationally better known for its Sake brewing, than it is for brewing our bubbly little amber friend.
