A small clan of humans has taken over the very popular window seat again. One full-size, drinking a hazelnut latte and two shorties drinking hot chocolate. As a barista I was grateful to these customers for giving me the opportunity to practice steaming milk. Turning milk into microfoam is not easy. It's subtle, easy to ruin and potentially quite messy. Like anything, it takes practice to get it right.
Making their drinks, I put the steam wand into a pitcher of milk along with a thermometer. As soon as I turn on the steam wand, one of the little ones gets very curious.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm making your milk warm and steamy."
"That sounds good."
Oh, it's good alright. When done well, steaming milk makes it sweet and fluffy. It's a fun texture to mix, and foamed milk art is a mainstay of the espresso culture elite. The full-grown one tells me that she runs a local day-care, and wonders if she could bring some kids and card games some time. Morning Fix is definitely muli-generation-friendly, so I tell her she's very welcome.
The three of them sit at their table for a while debating whether or not they like the hot chocolate and the blueberry muffin. When they've decided, one of the little ones comes over to tell me so.
"I like hot chocolate."
"Sweet! I'm glad to hear it."
"Beatrice doesn't like it."
"That's okay, she's brave for trying."
The other little one (apparently Beatrice) leans over to the extroverted one and whispers something. He relays the message.
"Beatrice likes the hot chocolate."
Morning Fix: give us a try, we'll change your mind.
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