Penelope Williams, Jittery Joeâs
:Â oat milk latte with caramel and hazelnut syrup.
Olivia Mead, 1000 Faces Coffee
: a cappuccino with âa little bit of brown sugarâ
Barista-ing, for many, is a job thatâs easy to idolize â the very idea of it might make one think of unlimited coffees and lattes, listening to indie music on repeat and befriending hipster coworkers. However, thereâs a lot more to being a student barista than may meet the eye.
Coffee and connection
When Smoltz, an Alpharetta native, got her job at Condor Chocolates in the spring of her sophomore year, she didnât know the COVID-19 pandemic was about to shut down classes and small businesses in Athens.