Morning Rush Research Paper

Morning Rush The everyday American is familiar with the rush to get to work in the morning. Perhaps on the way to their job, they fill their car with gas or buy a cup of coffee at the local coffee shop. They may get a gourmet coffee beverage, such as a latte, or the traditional brewed coffee presented for the day. Just like the roads in the morning, it is busy in coffee shops just like Frost and Steam in downtown Waconia. The morning shift for a barista is hectic and complex, in order to get ready for opening. The normal morning barista at Frost and Steam, Adam, arrives at work at 5:30 in order to be ready to open by 7:00. When Adam has to bake scones, make five carafes of coffee and have them set out ready for customers, make sure the espresso is ready to be made, and the …show more content…
The shop smells like fresh coffee and scones. The lights within Frost and Steam shows a deep contrast against the dark wood that is displayed behind bar. I see sets of tables at the front of the shop on either side of the door; two sets of tables on the left sitting next to each other and two more tables on the right side resting against the wall. There sits an elderly couple on the larger of the two tables on the right side of the stop, reading the daily paper and eating freshly made scones. I walk past the bright red ice cream case that is parallel to the tables on the left side of the store and the bakery case which holds the fresh scones and sandwiches. I stroll along the front counter, past the register to the daily brews of coffee. The coffee presented this morning are dark roast, medium roast, decaf, highlander grogg, and danish delight. I grab a to-go cup from one of the three stacks that are next to the coffee carafes. I fill my cup with the dark roast, feeling the warmth of the coffee as it is brims to the top. I grab a lid and proceed to sit down on the couch on the back wall that rests across from two red matching