Cover story: The barista mystique

They're our suppliers, our dealers, our caffeine enablers - baristas give us the fix we need, with just the right blend of warmth and coolness. For our third annual Coffee Edition, Lilledeshan Bose learns how to be one. Will she change careers?

On the cover: Pam Weber, 36, is a massage therapist from Milwaukee.

Photo illustration by C.Taylor.

coffee 2007
MKE's Lilledeshan Bose goes to barista school. Read the story.
Threeviewer reports about new java joints. Read the story.
A Q&A with our "Coffee Talk" winner. Read the story.
Geek@Heart blogger Dave Lee brews beans harvested from the feces of a civet cat. Read the blog.
A a story with video of nationally recognized Justin Teisl making latte-foam art. Read the sory with video.

downtime
Threeview: Kil@wat
Threeview: 'Pan's Labyrinth'
In your ear: Growing Nation
Bartender of the week: Eric Strebe of Judge's Irish Pub
Weekly food and drink specials
The life of the Party Normal? Maybe on the surface, but Scarring Party makes weird work
7 new places for your palate

in the know
Justin Teisl: Milwaukee's latte art star
Profile of Drew Sawa: Reality show boldly sends him where few geeks have gone before
When I was 30: Rural roots give Richard "Rocky" Marcoux perspective

online features
Ask Mom: OK to rip a page from a magazine at the doc's?
MKE Exposure Photos, photos, photos. And photo archives.
MKE blogs Staff ramblings, as well as those of a few contributing bloggers
MKE blog directory: 1000 voices A directory of the local blogging community