I like to call this series “the day in the life of an espresso”. For my pilot phase I wanted to comment on the support of local coffee shops and stands. There are so many local shops, yet people still choose to go to places like Starbucks or Cafe Nero. As I visited multiple coffee shops around the city, I saw the lively people of the city and the energy was so exciting. The way that the barista know their coffee they brew is much different than a typical Starbucks worker. There is a delicate nature in their brew and they take a lot of pride in it. The typical life of a coffee begins at the order. Once the barista knows what you would like, they grind the beans and tamp them down. The beans are then attached to the brew head and when the water is clicked on, the timer is started. Interestingly, the barista is only given a specific amount of seconds to pour a shot and use the shot in your drink or else the shot will burn. Then we see the Londoner drinking their coffee. Coffee is a way of life here, a lot of people in the city have a cup of espresso in their hand as they walk around the town. People will spend their lunch break sitting at parks sipping espresso with friends or reading their books. Then, as the drink comes to an end and you can only see remnants of the foam at the bottom, the cup is left there all alone serving no further purpose to the coffee connoisseur.