one. If you're wondering about the title above, Starbucks likes to speak in Italian, and it's a reference to one of the Italian names. Here's your basic Italian phrases you might come across in a store:
- Short: 10 oz cup/Kids, Tall: 12 oz cup/Small, Grande: 16 oz cup/Medium, Venti: 20 oz cup/Large
- Breve: with half and half cream
- Macchiato: "marked on," meaning with foam.
- Solo: 1 shot, Doppio: 2 shots, Triple: 3 shots, Quad: 4 shots
- Con Panna: with whipped cream (only for things that don't normally get whip cream)
- Latte: "With milk," espresso, steamed (or cold) milk, light foam.
- Cappuccino: Espresso, lots of foam/less milk.
- Americano: Espresso and water, supposed to substitute brewed coffee.
- Red Eye: coffee with one shot of espresso; Black Eye: coffee with two shots of espresso.
- Misto: Half brewed coffee and half steamed milk.
- Double blended: blending frappucuinos twice so all of the ice is broken up.
two. Starbucks is a genius concept in that it provides a place where people stay for hours, but this is also its greatest downfall. It is true that many people "squat" at Starbucks, but I will let you know this-- I never notice anyone in the lobby. Maybe I should. I have a laundry list of things I need to do in the next five minutes usually and looking around the cafe is one of the last. So yes, you could probably stay in the cafe for the entire day and nobody would probably know/care.
three. The three phrases I say most:
- Would you like a receipt? (Some people legitimately freak out-- so it's better to just ask)
- Would you like whip cream on that? (If you're getting nonfat or soy milk in your drink, ya better believe I will ask you if you want those extra 100 calories or lactose filled whip)
- Room for cream in your coffee? (I don't want to short you and I don't want to fill it up so much that you have to pour liquid in the garbage).
four. We re-brew each coffee every 30 mins, keep the pastries for only a day (most of them), "hand-make" the mocha, hand-make the drinks, recycle papers and milk cartons, use free-trade coffee beans (aka: they're from sustainable sources and used to enhance the community they come from by giving them a stable economy)--- so Dunkin Donuts, what now?!
four and four quarters. Calorie count--yayy!
- Lowest calorie drink: Brewed coffee, black (It's zero calories without cream or sugar, yes sir). P.S. The lowest calorie actual latte would be a short skinny vanilla/cinnamon dolce.
- Highest calorie drink: Venti Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha, 700 calories (white chocolate is the fat of dark chocolate)
- Lowest calorie pastry (excluding the bite size pastries): Marshmallow Dream Bar (210 calories), aka: Rice Krispie Treat.
- Highest calorie pastry: Banana Nut Loaf (490 calories) -- what a shame, that's the best thing on the menu.
