The Traveling Barista is all about coffee from everything to brewing it, working at a coffee shop, and visiting cafes around the world!
Traveling Barista Picks: Coffee Shop Playlist
Check out this playlist of coffee/cafe-themed songs created by me — a coffee enthusiast and former barista!
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Coffee Shop Etiquette 101
There are some things you should never do in a coffee shop. You may think your behavior is totally normal, but you might be royally pissing off your barista. Who cares, you say? Well, not only will your baristas secretly dread seeing you, you may actually be slowing down the pace of the cafe for other patrons. So many people (most of them good people) are guilty of such bad etiquette that I thought I’d list some items here for all to see.
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Local Isn't Always Better — at least not to their employees
One of the biggest problems with bad bosses is they don’t know they’re a bad boss. I was excited to work for a local small business in Nashville. I thought this was my chance to learn “real” coffee and make latte art; to work for a place that didn’t use processed foods and artificial sweeteners….
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Back in the Barista Swing
Find out about my transition from commercialized barista to local cafe manager!
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Travel Tuesday: Childhood Fantasies
Today, I’m highlighting a photo from my first (and hopefully not my last) trip to L.A.
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Traveling Barista Picks: Top 10 Coffee Shops in the U.S.
It’s no secret that I travel a lot. Hello, it’s kind of in my name! Usually, I spend 6 months to a year in one place, but the last part of 2014, I was practically in a new city every week! It was exciting, freeing, exhausting, and I’m glad I did it. In fact, for…
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Home For The Holidays
Back in old New York with family, old friends, and the return of the Traveling Barista?
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Travel Blog: Nostalgic in Nashville
Unlike many of my travel destinations, Nashville was familiar and welcomed me back lovingly. After living there for a couple of years, and also being away for almost as long, I wasn’t sure if that feeling of home would still be there. Would my friends still be around? Will the vibe be the same? And the question remains: will I once again call Music City home?
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Thanksgiving in Memphis
My spirits were lifted in Elvis’ homeland. I spent Thanksgiving with my second family and felt truly grateful for great friends and travel opportunities. Read on for photos and my trip…
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Non-Productive in NOLA
My month in New Orleans was somehow a mix of friends, family, fun, stress and depression. Could it be the city of the dead bringing me down or my search for home?
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Lonely in Vegas
Some places you just don’t want to be alone in… and sometimes, you just need a loved one by your side. Vegas is one of those places…and by the end of October, I was definitely missing familiar faces.
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The Broken Home of Corporate Coffee
It’s been almost 2 months since I have stopped being a barista. Part of me jumps for joy at all of the mental and physical freedom I have. Another part of me feels homeless. Not just because technically, while traveling cross-country, I am without a home. I walk into a Starbucks, and I feel like an…
