A barista is a person, usually a coffeehouse employee, who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks and other beverages.
James Hoffmann at the World Barista Championship (2006)
Gwilym Davies, WBC champion 2009
Good espresso-making is essential to a barista's role.
Latte art is a visible sign of a trained barista and well-frothed milk.
Espresso is a coffee-brewing method in which a small amount of nearly boiling water is forced under pressure through finely ground coffee beans.
A cup of espresso from Ventimiglia, Italy
Angelo Moriondo, inventor of an important precursor to the espresso coffee machine
Luigi Bezzera and the first espresso machine at the World Expo 1906 in Milan
A manual Italian handmade espresso machine