Please take the time to read "The Parasol Protectorate" series by Gail Carriger. The first book is called Soulless. It's a super funny Victorian era high society supernatural steampunk series where it is perfectly justifiable to be extremely angry at a vampire that is trying to eat you not because they are trying to eat you (what do you think a vampire is going to do, honestly) but because they didn't take the time to properly introduce themselves (uncivilized heathen) before trying to eat you.
Petition for a standalone book recs video. Your taste seems to be A+! Signed, a fellow bookish person who already has over 50 plus unread books and probably wouldn't get to your recs anytime soon but still wants more.
“Morgan Drinks Coffee” is a FANTASTIC name for a shop. Think about it. Oh and I’ve thought of opening my own shop also and always said it would be big enough for a small stage, or at least an alcove so you can have someone play music. There was a little shop I went in one day that had a guy playing his guitar and thought that added a different element to the shop. Loved your Q&A, keep it up
You & James Hoffman are my two favorite coffee people to watch on the RUclipss. James for the more cerebral informational focus on things, and yourself for the feeling that things give and some of the more intangible qualitites that coffee things can convey. Thanks.
Weirdest customer order I’ve had was a few weeks ago! I work full time at a roastary, but pick up shifts at our cafes every now and then. We have this one flavored coffee that we roast called “Kickersnoodle”, and it’s pretty popular at our cafes, but we only do it as a drip coffee. It’s not like a flavor you can put in a latte or anything. This woman came in the other day and asked for a kickersnoodle frappe- which was weird enough as is- and then said “oh, and I’d like that hot!” I had to explain to her that a frappe was a frozen, blended drink, and it was super awkward. She walked away with a mocha frappe, but I was just baffled 😂
Taste with intentionality is such an interesting and good point of advice. Intentionality is so important for any task/job that relies of your senses. I once asked a professional Jazz musician how he practiced and, amongst the general pieces of advice, he noted that he sets aside a lot of time to actively listen and think about the music he wants to sound like. For some reason that's really stuck with me over the years.
So.... This is just an observation but.... Based on your stove clock it took you about 70 minutes to film this 30 minute video.... Honestly bravo... I would love to see one of these days though, a blooper reel of the "best" bloopers that you end up cutting out for sake of time or whatever reason.
Morgan, I'm so glad you moved to RUclips as well. I found you in the pandemic. You were my first TikTok - seriously! I was in my car and decided to try this app out and there you were! :)
I think I started drinking small amounts of coffee with a lot of milk when I was 7/8? It was a treat with my family to take part in socializing and spending time together on holidays and Sundays, and only just started drinking it for the caffeine rather than just the comfort when I was 16ish
Yes same! But I was a super talkative child and my family worried it would make me hyper. So I didn’t really drink coffee until I was around 19. I still rarely ever drink it, but it does remind me of socializing with family
With me and my brother, that was a small bottle of beer. We didn’t get into the high school drinking thing because it was never a big deal for us. Even now, I’m more likely to cook with it than drink it. On the flip side, I get a nasty withdrawal headache if I don’t have at least one large cup of coffee in the morning. Black.
In terms of weird orders, I remember sitting at the coffee counter and hearing a customer asking for a "hot iced tea". (Apparently just wanted tea made with a lipton tea bag so not weird in the end, but weird way to order it...)
Another Morgan who loves Star Wars Legends books! This thrills me to no end. Also, for the apron, find someone who sews and takes commissions. Speaking from experience as someone who does just that, an apron like that won't be that expensive in labor and neither would the fabric. They can also take a pattern directly off it and usually find a fabric really similar so you can literally have the same thing all over again.
My friend’s mom opened a cafe when she retired. She saved and planned for years, and it’s probably one of my favorite cafes ever. I like when people wait til they’re ready. That’s when I think businesses go the best.
Bartender / Bar Manager here. On the topic of building palate and your flavor vocabulary, I highly highly recommend The Flavor Bible. The beginning of the book is structured as like a breakdown from culinary experts on the major flavor profiles of food (acidity, astringency, mouthfeel, etc). The second half is a glossary of flavors that go well together (salt and caramel, mozzarella and balsamic vineger, etc). For nice aprons i recommend checking out the company Under NY Sky. I wear the half apron for every shift i work and have several spares at home. Thank you so much for your videos! They're super informative for someone like me getting into coffee as a hobby.
I work at Dunkin’ and I’ve been asked to steam cold brew too! Although, at Dutch Bros, they actually offer steamed cold brew as a normal thing because they don’t have drip coffee. Only cold brew and espresso, so I think that’s why I get asked to do it.
A mint mocha was my very first coffee drink and still my favorite treat! I remember thinking about how strongly I could taste the coffee, but now as a black coffee drinker mochas are just straight sugar 😂 oh how our palettes can change
I'm in the process of opening a new not-for-profit café, as part of a community centre - focused on training for people trying to get into hospo, and building community - it's been delayed because of building stuff, and COVID related stuff... I really enjoy your unencumbered enthusiasm about coffee. It helps keep my fire alive while I'm waiting. Thanks for your content! I really appreciate how accessible and unpretentious your style is.
I’ve only ever seen your videos on Instagram, and I realized I’ve never heard your voice, so I popped on over here. You sound exactly how I thought you would and I’m delighted!
Ok ok, I can comment on the steamed cold brew with a *possible* explanation. I love coffee, but sadly due to some stomach issues coffee doesn't usually love me back. Hot water extraction of any kind - drip, french press, moka pot, espresso - is a roll of the dice on whether I will feel like absolute crap after. I think it's the acid extraction. Cold brew, for whatever reason, is only about a 1 in 4 chance of killing me, opposed to 3 outta 4 with hot water extraction. Your customer MAY have had similar GI issues but still wanted a hot drink. Since the cold brew had already been extracted sans acid, heating it up from there may still have been 'safer' for them to drink.
I remember sitting outside on rainy days (I live in central Arizona) when I was around 7 just chilling in a chair with a small mug of coffee. Look at me now doing the same but everyday. 😂
Same. Im mexican and my parents gave me coffee with milk and sugar when I was 6. I now drink it black 22 years later. But Ive been a coffee drinker all this time
Here's a rather disturbing parallel to the "worst barista experience" story; I'm disabled, and for several years I used A scooter for longer distances. The last time I went to a Starbucks was January of 1996; I had just gotten $150 in cash for Christmas and I wanted to invade my local mall. When I got there, I ordered "the biggest Hammerhead you have", to avoid all the confusing jargon. The baristo gave it to me, and when I gave him the 50, he said, " we don't accept anything bigger than a 20". I apologized and noted that nothing else's was open yet, and I didn't see any signs posted about the policy. He grabbed the coffee, turned around, poured it into the sink, turned back around, pointed to the door, and snapped, "Get the hell out... You're wasting my time!" I haven't been back to any Starbucks since then. If I go for coffee, I look for smaller merchants.
Idk about back then, but it's fairly common sense that you can not pay with more than 20 dollars in fast food stores since the machines do not accept them. In fact we have to tell customers all the time we do not accept $50 or $100, and if they still try to insist paying with those methods, we have to get the manager to deal with the situation and see of we have change for it in our safe, which most times we do not. Besides, I think the guy had a right to dump it in front of your face. If you couldn't understand that he can't accept $50, then why bother. I see no problem with it. Try working in fast food and see how you like it. It gets exhausting explaining the same shit multiple times to the same fucking person why you can't accept certain money. I doubt he only explained once before dumping it in front of you. We don't dump the shit in front of the customers face unless we tried to explain multiple fucking times. Oh boo hoo you're disabled. Not our job to take pitty for you.
@@zyrge Dude I understand but I think fast food workers should be polite as it affects the status of the store in the long term. If you are rude to a customer he would probably never come back to the store.
@@zyrge I hope I never have the displeasure of being YOUR customer. The barista could have handled things differently, but chose to be belligerent. I get that being in any customer-facing position is tough. There will always be customers who are assholes. You've allowed these negative experiences to turn you into an asshole yourself. Great job!
Hi, Morgan :) My mother wad French and Danish, so I started with excellent cafe au lait around age 6. Heavy milk ratio, so not much of a caffeine spike, but here I am 50 years later, and I'm a full-blown unapologetic coffeeholic. :)
I have a good book recommendation for you that would fit into the genres you like! The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern! Fantasy with a hint of romance that is literally my favorite book of all time. The author has another book called Starless Sea that came out more recently but I haven't read it yet.
I own a busy coffee shop and bakery. When I'm looking for a barista, I'm much more interested in attitude than experience - and Morgan is so right on here. I'd prefer a complete newbie - IF there is that enthusiasm along with a native ability to work fast with your hands. Morgan seems to be delightfully high-strung - fast talking, very smart, quick movements. These are all things I look for. Hey Morgan - want a job??!
It took me quite a while to come around to the idea of drinking black coffee. My father used to ridicule me for wanting to put anything in my coffee (along with other really special and precious parenting decisions he made) and having a cup of black coffee in front of me just brought up bad memories. Couple of things happened: I realized he'd also be giving me flak for going to a coffee shop at all, and of course, I realized nobody in their right mind should get hung up on anything he said or did. It's weird how many memories and experiences can get attached to the foods and drinks we experience when we're young, be they positive or negative.
18:50 not a joke, a Flipboard notification gave me the headline “Murders in US rose 30% in 2020” just as you were sharing your recent favorite reads. Um?…
Ok, so i started watching your shorts, became obsessed, watched your championship vids, noticed a comment about you sliding in saying hello, and had no idea what the heck they meant until i watched this video. Perfect 'hello there' as my first one i saw in your actual videos 😂😂
Hey Morgan, chef's assistant and part time barista here! Thank you for all the great content! Didn't know how I'd feel about my role partially including some barista-ing, but I love it so much and your content has been so helpful as I hone my skills :) Had to comment to recommend Chef Works for a future apron. They have some super classy, durable aprons and other food service gear. I adore them. Smallish business, too! Also, I know you've got Vessi, but you should totally see if Danske would sponsor you! They have incredible kitchen clogs and other shoes for people on their feet all day. They even have some super cute boots and heels and other more formal stuff 😊 Thanks for being you (aka awesome)!
You can apply to a coffee shop with no experience. Just like most other customer service jobs, you will be trained on the job, usually being trained on the register first, and then everything specific to coffee. So long as you are willing to learn, you don't really need prior training.
I second the recommendation for aeropress. I understand the steamed cold brew. Cold brew is so smooth and they are trying to avoid the bitterness of hot brew coffee
I was started young on coffee: I think I was mis-ID' as ADD, and given coffee as a "cure" at one point when I was 5-ish. Also I remember climbing on the countertop to drink the cold leftovers from the coffee pot.
Gateway drink... I worked at the Lincoln Center B&N decades ago. When the company would have cafe competitions, we would easily win each week, which meant a free drink for each employee in the store. Me, I prefer to keep my caffeine tolerance low, so I didn't drink much coffee, usually soda. But those summer weeks, I would get the caramel frap, which was like half a coffee, tasty, and sweet. For a sore throat: steamed milk with lots of honey.
You have such a warm, engaging and easygoing personality! Omg, thanks for all the content ! I actually found someone that loves coffee as much as me! AND you like Star Wars?! I did the Pikachu meme face when you said Darth Bane! 😂😭
Hey Morgan, if you are interested in stepping up the curl game, can I recommend the Curly Girl Method? It sounds like you are basically already on it! It goes into the theory of some curl care (avoiding silicone, sulphates, drying alcohols), as well as some handy techniques.
i have those stools at home. i hated sitting on them. eventually they got replaced by more full metal chairs, however those have backrests. which is... better.
Late to the Ask Me Anything party here, so crossing fingers you'll even see this. During lockdown I found a couple bags of (old!) roasted bean coffee in my pantry. Didn't think they'd make good regular brew, so tried a weird experiment: I put about 1/3 of a cup of loose beans in a big cup, poured over a lot of boiling water, then let it sit for 24 hours. Then used this as a base for a lazy sort of a "cold brew" mocha. I call the liquid "tea-coffee" and liked it enough to use up both bags this way over the past year, and occasionally now buy medium quality single source roasted beans to do the same. So I obviously kind of like it. Have you ever tried brewing non-ground beans? The utter lack of micro-particulates is what fascinates me the most, but I was surprised by both the strength of the coffee taste, and what seemed a heightening, to me, of fruity/floral/complex flavors. Love all your videos, Mj.
A bit of steamed milk on top of black cold brew gives this warm cold sensation (only on the first sips) which is awesome. I love it and do it all the time I make cold brew at home!!
I wasn't expecting to be here so early. I want to reduce my sugar intake and sweet iced coffee has become a big weakness. My fiance also dreams of opening a cafe so I've been looking at getting a part time barista job so I can develop more knowledge to help him!
If you go to Italy next year ( and drink coffee there of course) - you won't want to come back!!! It's simply better there - can't decide if its the water??... I've tried everything to reproduce it here in the states. I have a prosumer espresso machine at home, and I've tried espresso drinks at all the best places in the US, tried numerous high end espresso brands... it's simply not the same. If you are in Florence, any of the cafes there have heavenly coffee. At the Rome airport, get a cappuccino at a Cafe Kimbo bar. (**I go through withdrawal for weeks after I return from Italy). Also - the push button machines at the hotels in Italy are surprisingly fantastic!!!
Honestly, I love your videos. In culinary school I had to make coffee and coffee art, and, well...I don't think I'm gonna become a barista quite yet. Anyway, keep doing you, Morgan!
You are super smart, humble, and hard working. No doubt you will be publishing books and opening shops in due time. (Or just retiring to the beach if you like!) Thanks for bringing us along on the journey.
I was born in Brazil, although I only started drinking coffee when I was 20, some of my cousins would drink coffee every day since they were around 6! Only in the morning with milk and sugar.
It’s definitely very different based on where you live! In the US, I think it’s a bit less common for kids to drink coffee but as long as it’s done in moderation, I see no issue with it :)
I absolutely second instant coffee for camping/backpacking. It has come a long way from Maxwell House and Folgers. And it weighs almost nothing and takes up no space.
the darth bane trilogy is great, though i think my favorite legends series is Heir to the Throne. i really like American Gods as well, though i had NO clue what was happening the first time i read it until i was 3/4ths through it. the second read was much better. my favorite Gaiman book is Neverwhere. if you like "hard-militaristic" sci-fi, i recommend the Honorverse by David Weber (first two books are free on kindle if you want to try the series first... it is a 14 book series)... the key to enjoying them if you're not huge into the hard-militaristic sci-fi imo, is to ignore the numbers. he uses a LOT of numbers, that are very hard to parse, at least to us americans. but you can just kinda... gloss over the numbers, and pay attention to the reaction to the numbers. but the main character has a near sentient 6 limbed cat.
Usually, you look directly into the camera in your videos. The brief profile shot at the beginning of this video allowed me to see that, in profile, your face looks much like Iain Armitage’s, the Young Sheldon actor.
You are so kind. I hope life will treat you better and better all the time. When I see you it makes me pretty happy. 😍 And also in my opinion you are there for writing your book. I am extremely exited to read it.
Shout out from Costa Rica! I don´t drink coffee, I´m a tea drinker, but I came across your videos and I really like your personality and the way you explain things.
Have you read any Joe Abercrombie? He may be my favorite fantasy author currently. His First Law world series (starting with The Blade Itself) are amazing, especially the audiobooks narrated by Steven Pacey. His narration is S-tier
Late to comment, but love your channel, and the ember is for sure an awesome splurge! I got one maybe two years ago and I never realized how much I wanted my coffee to send me a push notification when it had cooled to the perfect temperature, but now it makes me smile every time. Also apron wise Williams Sonoma makes fantastic aprons.
Honestly me looking at the flavor wheel and tasting coffee over and over and over with it in mind helped me with the coffee pallet. Now I can always taste the flavor notes where as before coffee was just coffee
The caffeine at what age thing depends on the tolerance. For me, I started drinking coffee because it tasted good. Caffeine (in that quantity at least) doesn't really affect me, and it didn't then.
i appreciate these videos! you know like everything about coffee lol and you make a good reference for coffee knowledge. also ur hair looks so good much support from florida
Oh my gosh Morgan same 😂😂 First coffee I ever ordered was a cappuccino from Starbucks... the caffeine absolutely coursed through my veins, which was great to kick off the school day, but more importantly it gave me the speed I needed to get to the bathroom in time 😳😂☕️ #justcoffeeproblems
The difficult customer question really goes to show that every person in the service industry is better at de-escalation than any officer by a wide margin
A 16oz mocha with 4 shots is my go to drink if at a cafe. I started drinking drip coffee every morning when I was 12 and I’m 24 now. Over 10 years later I’m still all about a good mocha.
I also had a customer order a steamed cold brew once. I was guest-working at another store in our district and when I put it through, the barista just made it no questions asked. Must have been a regular order for her.
I've had to switch to tea after overdoing it on coffee for awhile (my body now terribly rejects coffee when I try to have it, but I may still have an ounce or two every few months, just because I still enjoy it.) But I am still all for coffee in theory and the practice/ art involved in its whole process. Your videos have a great energy and motivational vibe to them.
Weirdest orders I’ve heard: iced cappuccino, latte no foam, medium latte with extra milk. Ones I haven’t heard but still weird: match latte with a shot of espresso
for me who have to sell wine and took some time to learn to know how to taste, detecte the more discret flavors the way you talk about developping a coffee palate seem pretty similar good to know and that I'll keep in mind ^^
thank u for making the video longer!! its v nice too just relax and watch ur videos !! I hope ur able to make them longer in the future!! but also its understandable that it takes lots of work
The look alike question was interesting because I think you have a slight resemblance to Nicole De Boer, specifically her role as lieutenant Ezri Dax in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
13:30 i had a similar experience recently, my coworker was taking orders while i was making drinks and i overheard the exchange, customer wanted a cold brew but hot, she asked if they wanted something like a drip coffee, but they insisted on "cold brew but make it hot", I think they were looking for something stronger than drip, they negotiated on something in the end (and it was not, in fact, cold brew heated up) 😉😉 another one i've gotten is "iced cappuccino" which i've actually made, (before the invention of cold foam, which mimics the essence of a cappuccino in my opinion) literally just foamed milk and scooped the foam on top of an iced latte 😅
May I introduce to you "The Paper Magician" series of books by Charlie N. Holmberg? My favourite book in this series is "The Plastic Magician", but all of them are amazing! They're set in London around the 1900s, and it's by far my favourite historical fantasy series.
22:07 Such a good question and response! I work in a culture of Maaaajor coffee snobs (despite it being a profession that is entirely seperate from coffee, food service, or anything remotely relevant to actual coffee knowledge). I’m sometimes berated for only enjoying a mere 1-2 coffees per day, or enjoying coffee from a variety of places, from 7/11 to bespoke coffee houses that roast their own beans. It’s always funny to me that the people that want all the appearance of being a coffee connoisseur actually don’t seem particularly educated on it. But I just sit back and smile as those snobs around me enjoy their $7.50 ‘expresso’, as they call it 🙄😂
Word of caution for drinking coffee young. I started at 10 yrs old...my stomach was a reck by 16, and I have been told I would have been taller if I hadnt been drinking 4-8 coffees a day for such a young age
Thank you again to Vessi for keeping my feet free of spills >:) Use code MDC at vessi.com/mdc for $25 off
Thank you😘
YOU'RE SO PRETTY AGHHHH
Please take the time to read "The Parasol Protectorate" series by Gail Carriger. The first book is called Soulless.
It's a super funny Victorian era high society supernatural steampunk series where it is perfectly justifiable to be extremely angry at a vampire that is trying to eat you not because they are trying to eat you (what do you think a vampire is going to do, honestly) but because they didn't take the time to properly introduce themselves (uncivilized heathen) before trying to eat you.
Can't wait for you to open your own little "Morgan Spills" coffee shop.
Or if it's a bookstore as well, maybe "Hardback Café"? 🤔🙈😅
Morgan Sells Coffee? Possibly?
How about "Morgan Serves Coffee." I'd go to that shop!
Thrills and Spills - Red Eye Reading - Bound Brews - Pour over Paper - Expressive Espresso - Inscribed Blends .... you get the point 😝
@@MainzxLivewire i like the Pour over Paper, a coffee shop that a single origin specialist!
Petition for a standalone book recs video. Your taste seems to be A+!
Signed, a fellow bookish person who already has over 50 plus unread books and probably wouldn't get to your recs anytime soon but still wants more.
Hi Morgan I just want to say ur videos make my day better and because of school I’m very stressed lately and when u post it puts a smile on my face 🙂🙃
Thank you, that means a lot! I hope school can be less stressful soon :)
🙂
Yes same! I'm watching this before I start hw so I can start hw calm and stay as stress-free as possible 🙃
Same I am tired of my online class after my online classes finished I watch her videos
“Morgan Drinks Coffee” is a FANTASTIC name for a shop. Think about it. Oh and I’ve thought of opening my own shop also and always said it would be big enough for a small stage, or at least an alcove so you can have someone play music. There was a little shop I went in one day that had a guy playing his guitar and thought that added a different element to the shop. Loved your Q&A, keep it up
my fave local coffee place turns into a live music place sometimes :) it’s such a wonderful vibe, i should go back
“I got maced once”
Refuses to elaborate.
You can’t just leave us hanging with just that! What happened?!
Exactly!
she got maced
DUDE I KNOW I THOUGHT THWY WERE GONNA ELABORATE AND SHE DIDNT
I could assume since PDX is full of ugly groups (Cops, PB's, Fascist/Racist) most likely one of them did it
A paragon of mystery and enigma, Morgan.
You & James Hoffman are my two favorite coffee people to watch on the RUclipss. James for the more cerebral informational focus on things, and yourself for the feeling that things give and some of the more intangible qualitites that coffee things can convey. Thanks.
Weirdest customer order I’ve had was a few weeks ago! I work full time at a roastary, but pick up shifts at our cafes every now and then. We have this one flavored coffee that we roast called “Kickersnoodle”, and it’s pretty popular at our cafes, but we only do it as a drip coffee. It’s not like a flavor you can put in a latte or anything. This woman came in the other day and asked for a kickersnoodle frappe- which was weird enough as is- and then said “oh, and I’d like that hot!” I had to explain to her that a frappe was a frozen, blended drink, and it was super awkward. She walked away with a mocha frappe, but I was just baffled 😂
Taste with intentionality is such an interesting and good point of advice. Intentionality is so important for any task/job that relies of your senses. I once asked a professional Jazz musician how he practiced and, amongst the general pieces of advice, he noted that he sets aside a lot of time to actively listen and think about the music he wants to sound like. For some reason that's really stuck with me over the years.
Your videos were one of the key factors in inspiring me to apply to a coffee shop I am a regular at!! I absolutely love working there!!!!
That’s wonderful to hear!
Morgan: “Hello there!”
Star Wars Nerds: “General Kenobi!”
So.... This is just an observation but.... Based on your stove clock it took you about 70 minutes to film this 30 minute video.... Honestly bravo... I would love to see one of these days though, a blooper reel of the "best" bloopers that you end up cutting out for sake of time or whatever reason.
Oh my word, there are so many bloopers and mistakes. I tend to ramble so even short videos take quite a while to film. I feel quite bad for my editor!
@@morgandrinkscoffee Blooper real when
You're assuming it was all done in one day 😁
The slide is all I need to brighten my day!
Morgan, I'm so glad you moved to RUclips as well. I found you in the pandemic. You were my first TikTok - seriously! I was in my car and decided to try this app out and there you were! :)
I think I started drinking small amounts of coffee with a lot of milk when I was 7/8? It was a treat with my family to take part in socializing and spending time together on holidays and Sundays, and only just started drinking it for the caffeine rather than just the comfort when I was 16ish
Yes same! But I was a super talkative child and my family worried it would make me hyper. So I didn’t really drink coffee until I was around 19. I still rarely ever drink it, but it does remind me of socializing with family
With me and my brother, that was a small bottle of beer. We didn’t get into the high school drinking thing because it was never a big deal for us. Even now, I’m more likely to cook with it than drink it. On the flip side, I get a nasty withdrawal headache if I don’t have at least one large cup of coffee in the morning. Black.
You have the CUTEST laugh. It honestly brightens my day whenever I watch your videos.
In terms of weird orders, I remember sitting at the coffee counter and hearing a customer asking for a "hot iced tea". (Apparently just wanted tea made with a lipton tea bag so not weird in the end, but weird way to order it...)
Another Morgan who loves Star Wars Legends books! This thrills me to no end. Also, for the apron, find someone who sews and takes commissions. Speaking from experience as someone who does just that, an apron like that won't be that expensive in labor and neither would the fabric. They can also take a pattern directly off it and usually find a fabric really similar so you can literally have the same thing all over again.
My friend’s mom opened a cafe when she retired. She saved and planned for years, and it’s probably one of my favorite cafes ever. I like when people wait til they’re ready. That’s when I think businesses go the best.
Bartender / Bar Manager here.
On the topic of building palate and your flavor vocabulary, I highly highly recommend The Flavor Bible. The beginning of the book is structured as like a breakdown from culinary experts on the major flavor profiles of food (acidity, astringency, mouthfeel, etc). The second half is a glossary of flavors that go well together (salt and caramel, mozzarella and balsamic vineger, etc).
For nice aprons i recommend checking out the company Under NY Sky. I wear the half apron for every shift i work and have several spares at home.
Thank you so much for your videos! They're super informative for someone like me getting into coffee as a hobby.
I work at Dunkin’ and I’ve been asked to steam cold brew too! Although, at Dutch Bros, they actually offer steamed cold brew as a normal thing because they don’t have drip coffee. Only cold brew and espresso, so I think that’s why I get asked to do it.
A mint mocha was my very first coffee drink and still my favorite treat! I remember thinking about how strongly I could taste the coffee, but now as a black coffee drinker mochas are just straight sugar 😂 oh how our palettes can change
This feels like when you ask your cool teacher to a class gathering thing and you just ask all the things that you wouldn't ask in class
I don’t even drink coffee, but I love the information Morgan so easily conveys in such a sympathetic and entertaining way.
I'm in the process of opening a new not-for-profit café, as part of a community centre - focused on training for people trying to get into hospo, and building community - it's been delayed because of building stuff, and COVID related stuff... I really enjoy your unencumbered enthusiasm about coffee. It helps keep my fire alive while I'm waiting.
Thanks for your content! I really appreciate how accessible and unpretentious your style is.
I’ve only ever seen your videos on Instagram, and I realized I’ve never heard your voice, so I popped on over here. You sound exactly how I thought you would and I’m delighted!
Ok ok, I can comment on the steamed cold brew with a *possible* explanation. I love coffee, but sadly due to some stomach issues coffee doesn't usually love me back. Hot water extraction of any kind - drip, french press, moka pot, espresso - is a roll of the dice on whether I will feel like absolute crap after. I think it's the acid extraction. Cold brew, for whatever reason, is only about a 1 in 4 chance of killing me, opposed to 3 outta 4 with hot water extraction.
Your customer MAY have had similar GI issues but still wanted a hot drink. Since the cold brew had already been extracted sans acid, heating it up from there may still have been 'safer' for them to drink.
I've ben drinking coffee since I was like 11 or 12. Its emotional support, energy, comfort, and yumminess
I remember sitting outside on rainy days (I live in central Arizona) when I was around 7 just chilling in a chair with a small mug of coffee. Look at me now doing the same but everyday. 😂
Amen
Same.
Im mexican and my parents gave me coffee with milk and sugar when I was 6.
I now drink it black 22 years later. But Ive been a coffee drinker all this time
This sounds crazy but drank my first coffee only about 8 years ago...and I'm 49. It was iced coffee and its so good.
Here's a rather disturbing parallel to the "worst barista experience" story;
I'm disabled, and for several years I used A scooter for longer distances. The last time I went to a Starbucks was January of 1996; I had just gotten $150 in cash for Christmas and I wanted to invade my local mall. When I got there, I ordered "the biggest Hammerhead you have", to avoid all the confusing jargon. The baristo gave it to me, and when I gave him the 50, he said, " we don't accept anything bigger than a 20". I apologized and noted that nothing else's was open yet, and I didn't see any signs posted about the policy.
He grabbed the coffee, turned around, poured it into the sink, turned back around, pointed to the door, and snapped, "Get the hell out... You're wasting my time!"
I haven't been back to any Starbucks since then. If I go for coffee, I look for smaller merchants.
Idk about back then, but it's fairly common sense that you can not pay with more than 20 dollars in fast food stores since the machines do not accept them. In fact we have to tell customers all the time we do not accept $50 or $100, and if they still try to insist paying with those methods, we have to get the manager to deal with the situation and see of we have change for it in our safe, which most times we do not.
Besides, I think the guy had a right to dump it in front of your face. If you couldn't understand that he can't accept $50, then why bother. I see no problem with it. Try working in fast food and see how you like it. It gets exhausting explaining the same shit multiple times to the same fucking person why you can't accept certain money. I doubt he only explained once before dumping it in front of you. We don't dump the shit in front of the customers face unless we tried to explain multiple fucking times. Oh boo hoo you're disabled. Not our job to take pitty for you.
@@zyrge your attitude is so bad that I can only hope that you don’t work with people.
@@zyrge Dude I understand but I think fast food workers should be polite as it affects the status of the store in the long term. If you are rude to a customer he would probably never come back to the store.
@@zyrge there is zero expense for being kind
@@zyrge I hope I never have the displeasure of being YOUR customer. The barista could have handled things differently, but chose to be belligerent. I get that being in any customer-facing position is tough. There will always be customers who are assholes. You've allowed these negative experiences to turn you into an asshole yourself. Great job!
Imagine being able to say “Oh i went to Morgan’s today to grab a book and a coffee to go!” That would be amazing Morgan!!
Hi, Morgan :)
My mother wad French and Danish, so I started with excellent cafe au lait around age 6. Heavy milk ratio, so not much of a caffeine spike, but here I am 50 years later, and I'm a full-blown unapologetic coffeeholic. :)
I have a good book recommendation for you that would fit into the genres you like! The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern! Fantasy with a hint of romance that is literally my favorite book of all time. The author has another book called Starless Sea that came out more recently but I haven't read it yet.
I own a busy coffee shop and bakery. When I'm looking for a barista, I'm much more interested in attitude than experience - and Morgan is so right on here. I'd prefer a complete newbie - IF there is that enthusiasm along with a native ability to work fast with your hands. Morgan seems to be delightfully high-strung - fast talking, very smart, quick movements. These are all things I look for. Hey Morgan - want a job??!
I always have mochas, they are the comfort zone for me other than plain sugared coffee… I’ve tried lots of drinks but yes a mocha is always my fave
It took me quite a while to come around to the idea of drinking black coffee. My father used to ridicule me for wanting to put anything in my coffee (along with other really special and precious parenting decisions he made) and having a cup of black coffee in front of me just brought up bad memories. Couple of things happened: I realized he'd also be giving me flak for going to a coffee shop at all, and of course, I realized nobody in their right mind should get hung up on anything he said or did.
It's weird how many memories and experiences can get attached to the foods and drinks we experience when we're young, be they positive or negative.
18:50 not a joke, a Flipboard notification gave me the headline “Murders in US rose 30% in 2020” just as you were sharing your recent favorite reads. Um?…
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your voice is so calming i really dunno how to describe it.
just love your content! ty
Ok, so i started watching your shorts, became obsessed, watched your championship vids, noticed a comment about you sliding in saying hello, and had no idea what the heck they meant until i watched this video. Perfect 'hello there' as my first one i saw in your actual videos 😂😂
Hey Morgan, chef's assistant and part time barista here! Thank you for all the great content! Didn't know how I'd feel about my role partially including some barista-ing, but I love it so much and your content has been so helpful as I hone my skills :)
Had to comment to recommend Chef Works for a future apron. They have some super classy, durable aprons and other food service gear. I adore them. Smallish business, too!
Also, I know you've got Vessi, but you should totally see if Danske would sponsor you! They have incredible kitchen clogs and other shoes for people on their feet all day. They even have some super cute boots and heels and other more formal stuff 😊
Thanks for being you (aka awesome)!
I love that void mug cause.... *sings* disassociation 🎶
You can apply to a coffee shop with no experience. Just like most other customer service jobs, you will be trained on the job, usually being trained on the register first, and then everything specific to coffee. So long as you are willing to learn, you don't really need prior training.
I second the recommendation for aeropress.
I understand the steamed cold brew. Cold brew is so smooth and they are trying to avoid the bitterness of hot brew coffee
I was started young on coffee: I think I was mis-ID' as ADD, and given coffee as a "cure" at one point when I was 5-ish. Also I remember climbing on the countertop to drink the cold leftovers from the coffee pot.
Gateway drink...
I worked at the Lincoln Center B&N decades ago.
When the company would have cafe competitions, we would easily win each week, which meant a free drink for each employee in the store.
Me, I prefer to keep my caffeine tolerance low, so I didn't drink much coffee, usually soda.
But those summer weeks, I would get the caramel frap, which was like half a coffee, tasty, and sweet.
For a sore throat: steamed milk with lots of honey.
You have such a warm, engaging and easygoing personality! Omg, thanks for all the content ! I actually found someone that loves coffee as much as me! AND you like Star Wars?! I did the Pikachu meme face when you said Darth Bane! 😂😭
Hey Morgan, if you are interested in stepping up the curl game, can I recommend the Curly Girl Method? It sounds like you are basically already on it! It goes into the theory of some curl care (avoiding silicone, sulphates, drying alcohols), as well as some handy techniques.
i have those stools at home. i hated sitting on them. eventually they got replaced by more full metal chairs, however those have backrests. which is... better.
What a fun video to take a break with. And I completely agree about the Ember. Ridiculously overpriced and I cannot picture not having it in my life.
I started my very first job ever as a barista about a month ago! It’s very true that they don’t mind training you and it’s also extremely fun
Late to the Ask Me Anything party here, so crossing fingers you'll even see this. During lockdown I found a couple bags of (old!) roasted bean coffee in my pantry. Didn't think they'd make good regular brew, so tried a weird experiment: I put about 1/3 of a cup of loose beans in a big cup, poured over a lot of boiling water, then let it sit for 24 hours. Then used this as a base for a lazy sort of a "cold brew" mocha. I call the liquid "tea-coffee" and liked it enough to use up both bags this way over the past year, and occasionally now buy medium quality single source roasted beans to do the same. So I obviously kind of like it. Have you ever tried brewing non-ground beans? The utter lack of micro-particulates is what fascinates me the most, but I was surprised by both the strength of the coffee taste, and what seemed a heightening, to me, of fruity/floral/complex flavors. Love all your videos, Mj.
This might be my very first non-meme video of yours...so I can hear your voice...and it's so lovely
What makes people give Morgan a thumbs down? She’s so enthusiastic about her craft
I love watching your reels and stories on Instagram, you’re always super funny and I hope you have a good day!
A bit of steamed milk on top of black cold brew gives this warm cold sensation (only on the first sips) which is awesome. I love it and do it all the time I make cold brew at home!!
Basically Morgan: "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"
Morgan.... your videos are treasure, morgan
I wasn't expecting to be here so early. I want to reduce my sugar intake and sweet iced coffee has become a big weakness. My fiance also dreams of opening a cafe so I've been looking at getting a part time barista job so I can develop more knowledge to help him!
Finally a Q/A video yasssssss lovin it 💗💗💗
If you go to Italy next year ( and drink coffee there of course) - you won't want to come back!!! It's simply better there - can't decide if its the water??... I've tried everything to reproduce it here in the states. I have a prosumer espresso machine at home, and I've tried espresso drinks at all the best places in the US, tried numerous high end espresso brands... it's simply not the same. If you are in Florence, any of the cafes there have heavenly coffee. At the Rome airport, get a cappuccino at a Cafe Kimbo bar. (**I go through withdrawal for weeks after I return from Italy). Also - the push button machines at the hotels in Italy are surprisingly fantastic!!!
Honestly, I love your videos. In culinary school I had to make coffee and coffee art, and, well...I don't think I'm gonna become a barista quite yet. Anyway, keep doing you, Morgan!
You are super smart, humble, and hard working. No doubt you will be publishing books and opening shops in due time. (Or just retiring to the beach if you like!) Thanks for bringing us along on the journey.
One of my fave RUclipsrs-you’re killing it, Morgan! ☕️☕️☕️
Also the fact you watch GMM is just icing on the cake 🍰 🤪
I was born in Brazil, although I only started drinking coffee when I was 20, some of my cousins would drink coffee every day since they were around 6! Only in the morning with milk and sugar.
It’s definitely very different based on where you live! In the US, I think it’s a bit less common for kids to drink coffee but as long as it’s done in moderation, I see no issue with it :)
I absolutely second instant coffee for camping/backpacking. It has come a long way from Maxwell House and Folgers. And it weighs almost nothing and takes up no space.
the darth bane trilogy is great, though i think my favorite legends series is Heir to the Throne. i really like American Gods as well, though i had NO clue what was happening the first time i read it until i was 3/4ths through it. the second read was much better. my favorite Gaiman book is Neverwhere.
if you like "hard-militaristic" sci-fi, i recommend the Honorverse by David Weber (first two books are free on kindle if you want to try the series first... it is a 14 book series)... the key to enjoying them if you're not huge into the hard-militaristic sci-fi imo, is to ignore the numbers. he uses a LOT of numbers, that are very hard to parse, at least to us americans. but you can just kinda... gloss over the numbers, and pay attention to the reaction to the numbers.
but the main character has a near sentient 6 limbed cat.
Congrats on winning USBC!! Will you do another Q&A sometime soon? If so, where do I post the questions?
me, a baby barista who just works at starbucks but is having a wonderful time: hmm yes interesting :)
Usually, you look directly into the camera in your videos. The brief profile shot at the beginning of this video allowed me to see that, in profile, your face looks much like Iain Armitage’s, the Young Sheldon actor.
Frindle! Childhood memory unlocked.
You are so kind. I hope life will treat you better and better all the time. When I see you it makes me pretty happy. 😍 And also in my opinion you are there for writing your book. I am extremely exited to read it.
Shout out from Costa Rica! I don´t drink coffee, I´m a tea drinker, but I came across your videos and I really like your personality and the way you explain things.
Have you read any Joe Abercrombie? He may be my favorite fantasy author currently. His First Law world series (starting with The Blade Itself) are amazing, especially the audiobooks narrated by Steven Pacey. His narration is S-tier
Late to comment, but love your channel, and the ember is for sure an awesome splurge! I got one maybe two years ago and I never realized how much I wanted my coffee to send me a push notification when it had cooled to the perfect temperature, but now it makes me smile every time. Also apron wise Williams Sonoma makes fantastic aprons.
Morgan I love you so very much because, you have saved me so much money and time involving coffee, Thank you
Literally finishing American God's today! Every video of yours I see I'm more impressed with and entertained by this channel!
Honestly me looking at the flavor wheel and tasting coffee over and over and over with it in mind helped me with the coffee pallet. Now I can always taste the flavor notes where as before coffee was just coffee
The caffeine at what age thing depends on the tolerance. For me, I started drinking coffee because it tasted good. Caffeine (in that quantity at least) doesn't really affect me, and it didn't then.
i appreciate these videos! you know like everything about coffee lol and you make a good reference for coffee knowledge. also ur hair looks so good
much support from florida
Speak of the angel, just made a cappucino and Morgan is in my RUclips feed.
Highly recommend Angel's Cup for anyone trying to expand their coffee palate. Turns it into a fun game almost while teaching you the notes.
Oh my gosh Morgan same 😂😂 First coffee I ever ordered was a cappuccino from Starbucks... the caffeine absolutely coursed through my veins, which was great to kick off the school day, but more importantly it gave me the speed I needed to get to the bathroom in time 😳😂☕️ #justcoffeeproblems
The difficult customer question really goes to show that every person in the service industry is better at de-escalation than any officer by a wide margin
A 16oz mocha with 4 shots is my go to drink if at a cafe. I started drinking drip coffee every morning when I was 12 and I’m 24 now. Over 10 years later I’m still all about a good mocha.
I also had a customer order a steamed cold brew once. I was guest-working at another store in our district and when I put it through, the barista just made it no questions asked. Must have been a regular order for her.
As an ex college student, get the mocha pot. I got one when I was 19, I’m turning 31 this year, and my mocha pot is still in great shape.
one day there will be a Morgan and James collab and that day will be glorious
I've had to switch to tea after overdoing it on coffee for awhile (my body now terribly rejects coffee when I try to have it, but I may still have an ounce or two every few months, just because I still enjoy it.)
But I am still all for coffee in theory and the practice/ art involved in its whole process.
Your videos have a great energy and motivational vibe to them.
Yeah I got a caffeine overdose migraine after a bit too much cold brew.
Weirdest orders I’ve heard: iced cappuccino, latte no foam, medium latte with extra milk. Ones I haven’t heard but still weird: match latte with a shot of espresso
for me who have to sell wine and took some time to learn to know how to taste, detecte the more discret flavors the way you talk about developping a coffee palate seem pretty similar good to know and that I'll keep in mind ^^
I sort of want to try a steamed cold-brew now 😋
Mildly informative and highly entertaining
thank u for making the video longer!! its v nice too just relax and watch ur videos !! I hope ur able to make them longer in the future!! but also its understandable that it takes lots of work
Morgan Serves Coffee and Bookery. I'll come for the grand opening
The look alike question was interesting because I think you have a slight resemblance to Nicole De Boer, specifically her role as lieutenant Ezri Dax in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
She’s just missing the spots…and the symbiote…maybe.
13:30 i had a similar experience recently, my coworker was taking orders while i was making drinks and i overheard the exchange, customer wanted a cold brew but hot, she asked if they wanted something like a drip coffee, but they insisted on "cold brew but make it hot", I think they were looking for something stronger than drip, they negotiated on something in the end (and it was not, in fact, cold brew heated up) 😉😉 another one i've gotten is "iced cappuccino" which i've actually made, (before the invention of cold foam, which mimics the essence of a cappuccino in my opinion) literally just foamed milk and scooped the foam on top of an iced latte 😅
Omg, mocha was my gateway
May I introduce to you "The Paper Magician" series of books by Charlie N. Holmberg?
My favourite book in this series is "The Plastic Magician", but all of them are amazing! They're set in London around the 1900s, and it's by far my favourite historical fantasy series.
22:07 Such a good question and response!
I work in a culture of Maaaajor coffee snobs (despite it being a profession that is entirely seperate from coffee, food service, or anything remotely relevant to actual coffee knowledge). I’m sometimes berated for only enjoying a mere 1-2 coffees per day, or enjoying coffee from a variety of places, from 7/11 to bespoke coffee houses that roast their own beans. It’s always funny to me that the people that want all the appearance of being a coffee connoisseur actually don’t seem particularly educated on it. But I just sit back and smile as those snobs around me enjoy their $7.50 ‘expresso’, as they call it 🙄😂
I was very happy when you talked about the books. American Gods and Scythe are my favorite books ✊🏻
Word of caution for drinking coffee young. I started at 10 yrs old...my stomach was a reck by 16, and I have been told I would have been taller if I hadnt been drinking 4-8 coffees a day for such a young age