my friend is a barista.
That must mean they are a coffeehouse employee who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks.
yea they work at starbucks
It's hard to believe that Starbucks has been around since 1971, I thought they were fairly new.
thats still quite new for a billion dollar business
I suppose that's true, they're certainly expanding quickly, as of 2016 they had 23,768 locations worldwide.
wow thats crazy, its so popular.
So popular they're considered the main representative of "second wave coffee" as it's called.
huh i guess that makes sense.
Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain. Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971. As of early 2019, the company operates over 30,000 locations worldwide.
Starbucks is considered the main representative of "second wave coffee", initially distinguishing itself from other coffee-serving venues in the US by taste, quality, and customer experience while popularizing darkly roasted coffee. Since the 2000s, third wave coffee makers have targeted quality-minded coffee drinkers with hand-made coffee based on lighter roasts
Barista
A barista (; ; from the Italian for "bartender") is a person, usually a coffeehouse employee, who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks.
Etymology and inflection.
The word "barista" comes from Italian, where it means a male or female "bartender" who typically works behind a counter, serving hot drinks (such as espresso), cold alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and snacks. The native plural in English is "baristas", while in Italian the plural