barista
noun
ba·ris·ta
bə-ˈrē-stə 
bä-ˈrē-stä
: a person who makes and serves coffee (such as espresso) to the public
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Smeg’s Mini Milk Frother is shockingly good at whipping up barista-worthy foam—so much so it was named one of our best milk frothers.
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Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
In 2002 a barista at the Starbucks inside a Calabasas Barnes & Noble gave Toberoff’s wife a too-full cup of coffee that spilled on their 20-month-old son, scalding him.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Two volunteers with NorCal Resist’s Court Watch program on Tuesday morning entered the downtown location of the cafe at 555 Capitol Mall and told the baristas that a group of customers were plainclothes ICE agents.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Some athletes competing in the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, including Americans vying for gold in their respective sports, will return home to jobs as attorneys, baristas, realtors, dentists and other types of professionals.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
In 2002 a barista at the Starbucks inside a Calabasas Barnes & Noble gave Toberoff’s wife a too-full cup of coffee that spilled on their 20-month-old son, scalding him.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Two volunteers with NorCal Resist’s Court Watch program on Tuesday morning entered the downtown location of the cafe at 555 Capitol Mall and told the baristas that a group of customers were plainclothes ICE agents.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Some athletes competing in the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, including Americans vying for gold in their respective sports, will return home to jobs as attorneys, baristas, realtors, dentists and other types of professionals.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Barista.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barista. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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