Talk:Barista

message: why is there more info about baristas in the espresso section than in its own article? such as how baristas in italy are considered a career position but in american, its more considered as p-time job for teenagers?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.197.149.203 (talk) 03:45, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes. But Barista is the same for male and female bartender. There no such word as Baristo in Italian. The plural forms are correct (baristi, for males and mixed gender, and bariste, for females).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.235.24.187 (talk) 23:23, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: someone put more info?

message: There were other espresso houses in the US before Starbucks. I worked in one, in California. I can't prove anything, but I think the word was being used there, and no one had ever heard of Starbucks. I'd like a citation? 216.231.46.147 02:04, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: In the Espresso article with a section on Baristas states that Starbucks popularized the term but it was in use before that.  Both of these articles should state the same origin of the word. Itsmeiam 21:46, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  *$ didn't invent the word but they shoved it into the American popular lexicon. Yes, some mention should be made of that. — Xiong熊talk* 04:02, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Starbucks? Really? 

message: Wait, wait...  Doesn't this article disagree with itself?  For the first couple of sentences, it's a Starbucks gimmick.  For the next few, it's a genuine Italian term.  Anyone motivated enough to fix this? --24.140.118.41 00:24, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymological Confusion 

message: In the Spanish language the suffix ista is added to a noun to signify a person who works with that noun, for example taxi ---> taxista (taxi driver), bajo (bass)---> bajista (bass player).
Source: LoMásTv: Eso es lo que hay! (a Spanish language education web site)
71.114.168.247 (talk)  —Preceding comment was added at 16:32, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not. Italian and Spanish are similar languages, but the use of barista in the English language comes from the Italian (along with espresso).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.150.0.78 (talk) 22:17, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Barista could be Spanish

message: That photo is looking pretty cheesy/planned. Is there any way we can get a better quality, candid photo? --Jp07 (talk) 15:28, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Cheesy picture

message: Previously (as in this version), this article was over-focused on the word "barista" rather than discussing baristas in general.  This is still the case, but in this version I've made an effort to recast the article to have the correct focus.  Further improvement is needed, of course -- it still needs references, for starters, and ideally enough information can be found to balance out the current overemphasis on the word's usage.  Powers T 20:09, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Focus 

message: Really? The article even states there are only three types of machines a barista works with, and then "Super Automatic" is tacked on. I'm removing it till I get some real citations.71.94.63.105 (talk) 17:50, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Super Automatic 

message: The "Baristas operate three different types of commercial espresso machine ..." section may be about the chores of being a barista, but seems a bit off-topic in an encyclopedic article (as opposed to an introduction to baristing) about baristas (not espresso machines). Don't we want to include a user manual as well? --80.121.14.15 (talk) 14:21, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: If I am interpreting your comments correctly, I agree that since Wikipedia is not an instruction manual, the lengthy explanation of the finer points of preparing espresso under the second (clunkily-named Application of the title) section seems out of the scope of this article. As this thought was expressed (espressed? sorry, I couldn’t resist) four years ago with no challenge, I have been bold and removed most of that content. —Wiki Wikardo 06:25, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  User manual wanted 

message: Oh well, this article as it is right now could be rephrased as "a barista is a person who studied and hopefully knows how to make a good coffee". That's not much. In fact this pretty much sounds like somecompany needed to brand "good coffee we make" and titled their own coffee makers as "barista", because it sounds cool or whatever. I kind of expected some history of the title, and a few attributes of what signifies a barista to exist... Looks like there isn't any? --grin ✎ 07:09, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: As stated in the article, there is no certifying body regulating the use of the word barista, so, yes, any company could call their workers that. Regardless of whether its origin was some company establishing their brand “because it sounds cool or whatever,” the word has become widely understood and used in English. —Wiki Wikardo 06:25, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:   But how about some history (not just etymology)?  I never heard the term when I left the U.S. in the early eighties.  But in the 21st century it seems well established.  Can any-one provide information on when (etc.) it started getting used in the U.S. to mean coffee server (when I first heard it, I thought it was a female bar-keep)?  Also, is it used in other English-speaking countries? Kdammers (talk) 15:14, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Very brief 

message: This page could use maybe a list of famous baristas that have made headlines or that have won competitions recently. It could also talk about what they won and then delve into more of the competitive side of baristas
http://www.worldbaristachampionship.org/
Mcheever (talk) 21:35, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Famous Baristas

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thread_title:  External links modified 

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thread_title:  Move discussion in progress 

message: I would like to add a section on national barista day in Australia. I thought it would be suitable to add it to this page as it doesnt warrant its own article Mcbunt263 (talk) 05:50, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  National Barista day 

message: Language 36.252.34.135 (talk) 02:54, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
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