A customer at the shop asked me to make her 'the coffee I'd want to drink right now'
It was a slow Tuesday morning at The Daily Grind in Springfield. This older woman came in, looked at the menu for a second, and then just asked me that. I made her a simple pour-over with the Ethiopian Yirgacheffe we had, nothing fancy. She took a sip, closed her eyes, and said, 'You can taste the care.' That was six months ago and I still think about it. It wasn't about being the best barista, just about making something honest. Has a simple comment from a customer ever stuck with you like that?