If you love coffee/food, love people, love to serve, and don’t mind working hard, then running a coffee shop could be for you! This is very much a people-person field and you must be passionate about folks…from all walks of life! I manage a bona-fide coffee bar in my very progressive church, run FOH for my friend’s int’l cuisine restaurant, and am in the beginning stages of starting up my own breakfast cafe. Everything about Hospitality I adore and love! You have to! The good and the bad…it is all worth it! My main goal is to always make the customer feel as if I had waited all day for them and now I want to give them the best slice of 7up poundcake or an amazing espresso with perfect crema. When your customers start asking you “when are you going to open up your own restaurant,” it’s encouraging to know that my passion for top notched customer service is evident to the very people I serve! So with that, stir your vision, do your research, find some mentors, get your ducks in a row and jump in! I mean, if you are going to work hard anyway, why not work hard for yourself!
