BrunchyBits, 8 October: The Saga of the Chai Latte

• DragonFruit = Two Egg Breakfast + Aborted Chai Latte + Extra Slice of Toast
• CoffeeWhore = Two Egg Breakfast + No Potatoes + Extra Fruit
  
• Jam = PLUM!
• 2.5 Cups of Coffee Consumed by CoffeeWhore
• 1.5 hours spent in delicious convo

Both DragonFruit and CoffeeWhore were experiencing some stressful situations at Brunch on 8 October, so much of the conversation was taken up with personal stuff that doesn't belong on any blog... although few people actually obey that rule.

Funny, however, was DragonFruit's Chai Latte, made for us by The New Waitress, who informed us she was leaving to take a job with an environmental action group nearby... And it's a good thing, too, because she has no clue how to make a Chai Latte.

Usually, Chai Lattes look like, well, lattes. Pale brown, foamy, sweet to even observe. The New Waitress brought a Chai Latte to the table that looked precisely like a Guinness. Brown-red with foam on the top. We both recoiled at the sight of it, and New Waitress looked on, stupefied, wondering what she had done wrong. As it turns out, she had no idea of how to make a chai latte.

DragonFruit patiently waited until it was cool enough to sip, and promtly nearly gagged. New Waitress had simply taken concentrated chai mix and steamed it straight from the box. No milk, nada.

We tried to explain to her what she did wrong, and she looked mortified. Then she said "The thing is, I've made a couple of these this past week, and no one complained!" "Really?" "Yeah, they all said they loved it."

It just goes to show how faux-polite people in San Liberal can be, because we've seen chai lattes before, we've drunk chai lattes before, and, I'm sorry ma'am, but that was no chai latte.