What do these have in common?
- Osama Bin Latte
- Starbuckaroo
- Crushtomer
- Stranger Danger
- ‘Spro-mance
They’re all barista lingo from various coffee bars around the nation. Can you guess what they mean? For answers, check out Ben Schott’s Java Jive
I’m an author and journalist specializing in food and cooking. Caffeine Basics is my ninth book. I’ve written about the U.S. wine industry, international foods, shrinking your “cookprint,” and cooking with kids. Great Bar Food at Home was a James Beard Award finalist, and Cooking Green: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint in the Kitchen won a Green Book Award. Publishers include John Wiley & Sons, ClarksonPotter, Macmillan and others.
