Table Talk: Coffee bars, coffee cards and my own espresso machine
Sophia Surrett has an at-home coffee counter with a new Chulux espresso machine, which is on the right. (Sophia Surrett/The Daily Memphian)
Sophia Surrett
Sophia Surrett is a University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She has been with The Daily Memphian since July 2023, first starting as a business reporter covering various beats. Now, she covers food, restaurants, and hospitality and tourism.
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If you know me (I know realistically most of you don’t), I love coffee shops — and not just because they’re trendy.
I love watching the baristas measuring the espresso, frothing the milk into foam, adding dollops to create latte art and all the steps in between before they call out my name.
But spending about $7 to $8 at least three times a week on one cup of really good coffee can really add up — like, a lot.
Funnily enough, the money was not what made me get my own espresso machine. It was a Cuban cafecito, basically a super sweet espresso shot, that I was served at Taste of the City, held by Buen Sabor Cuban Tours and The Dame.
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