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17 www.baristamagazine.com T I P J A R COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, LOVE, AND HATE PHONE: 800.296.9108 FAX: 971.223.3659 TIPJAR@BARISTAMAGAZINE.COM Mr. Ryan writes an excellent article about implementing a quality food program into a café space [June + July 2017, "Third- Wave Food"]. Too often in the United States, cafés put all of their focus on the coffee and none on food. I simply don't understand this. It's a huge missed op- portunity for profits and customer satis- faction. It's been my experience that the only ones who want only coffee and have zero interest in food are professional coffee people. So what's that, less than 1 percent of your customers? Guests want food, and I don't mean a hard bagel or dry scone. I digress—I simply meant to say thank you for this article, and I look forward to more on the topic. Robert Periman London, U.K. Thanks big time to my favorite guys, Double J and Alex, for the toolbox ideas [June + July 2017, "The Café Owner's Toolbox: Es- sentials"]. I wish I had this list 10 years ago when I opened my café! Guys, you're great, and I love your column ("High Maintenance") and this was great, too. I have assembled the toolbox that I keep at my shop exactly according to what you recommended in this article. Well, except for the beer. I'm a PBR man, myself. (Ha, ha!) Randy Baldwin, Hamilton, Ohio Really liked the story about how to be an awesome boss in the new issue [June + July 2017, "How to be an Awesome Boss"]. Gave me a lot to think about. I've been doing this a long time and it's only human to forget or take for granted some things sometimes, but I never want to take my staff for granted or treat them less than great. They deserve it. Wonderful tips in this story. I have saved every issue of Barista since I started subscribing about eight years ago—this is why! I plan to take this article out every year to remind myself I can always be doing better. Cheri Poole Hialeah, Fla. I showed the article about the guy, Greg, on the cover of the new Barista Magazine [June + July 2017] to my staff. I said to them, "See, this guy worked his ass off when he was just an employee, and now he's one of the owners!" It inspired them a lot. I always learn a lot about leaders in the coffee world when I read the magazine, and it was cool that my baristas were so enthused by Greg too. Keep it up! Marissa Bening Anaheim, Cali. My boss got me a subscription to Barista Magazine when I fi nished training, and I love it! It's so pretty and it's so cool! When I get my new copy in the mail, I do a special thing: I go to a different café than where I work, and I buy myself a coffee and I sit and read it, sometimes all at one time. I love all maga- zines but yours is my favorite. It makes me want to open my own café someday! Kesha Lawrence Hollywood, Fla. I showed the article about being a coffee educator ["Pathfi nder: Exploring Careers in Coffee, August + September 2017"] to the owner of my café and now she thinks we should have one here. This is pretty cool because all of us baristas work really hard, but a few people are leaders by nature, and we need leaders. My boss says she can't do everything. This is just really cool. Thank you, Barista Magazine people! Summer Hapsari Los Angeles Mad Mad Mad Mad e w e w e w e w ith ith ith fr fr fr esh esh esh , r , r , r ipe ipe pe i i le le le mon mon mon n s, s, s, Tor To T ani ani ani ani ani Lem Lem Lem Lem ona ona on ona n de de de Rea Rea Rea Rea e l F l F l F F l l rui rui rui t S t S t S S moo moo moo thi thi thi th t e M e M e M ix ix is i i s del del del del ici ici ici ici ous ous ous u ou on on on on it it it it s o s o s o s o wn wn wn n and and and d in in in cre cre cre dib dib dib le le le as as s a v a v a v a ers ers ers s ati ati at ati le le le le smo smo smo smo oth oth oth oth ie ie ie ie bas bas bas ba e. e. e. e Jus Jus Jus s t a t a t a a dd dd dd Tor Tor Tor T ani ani ani n Sy Sy Sy Sy rup rup rup rup , b , b , b , b len len len len d a d a d a d a nd nd nd nd ser ser ser e ve. ve. ve. For For For For Fo Fo For For a a a a a fre fre fre fre fre fre f e s e s e s e s e s e s s amp amp amp amp amp amp amp le, le, le, le, le, le co co o co co nta nta nt nta nta t ct ct ct ct t Tor Tor Tor Tor Tor o ani ani tod tod tod tod tod tod o ay ay ay ay ay y ay at at at at at at at t (80 (80 (80 (80 (80 (80 0) 0) 0) 0) 0) 0) 0) ) 775 775 775 775 775 775 775 7 -19 -19 -19 -19 1 -19 1 25 25 25 25 5 or or or or o at at at at at at a a a www www www www www www www ww w w .to .to .to .to .to .to ran ran ran ran ran ran i.c i.c i.c i.c i.c c om/ om/ om/ om/ om/ om om/ foo foo foo fo foo fo dse dse dse dse dse d rvi rvi rvi rvi vi ce ce ce e c ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES NEW Torani Lemonade Real Fruit Smoothie Mix NO PRESERVATIVES NO ARTIFICIAL COLORS NO ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS CAFFEINE-FREE FAT-FREE