We are having what one might call a cold spell around these parts. Which makes me fear most for our ever controversial bikini baristas. ;) They have been in the news around here as of late. In my area (note as I type this my heart swells with pride) we had 5 baristas get arrested for offering a little more than coffee...let's just say extra whipped cream was an option. :P Then recently we had one open up in the uber-yuppie town of Bellevue near a park. And oh the uproar that has caused. But here's my beef. I have no actual beef with the baristas themselves. It's a good marketing plan and they make lots of tips. No, my beef is their actual name, Bikini Baristas. As, I have never seen one in an actual bikini. All the girls they interview on TV all seem to be in lingerie. No bikini. So I am starting a movement to get them called Boudoir Barsitas instead of Bikini Baristas. I have a feeling it will catch on. You may be asking yourself what this has to do with gingerbread? Oddly … [Read more...]