_bikini_barista_(4).jpg) A bikini barista at Bottoms Up Espresso's drive-thru in Clovis, California (2020) | |
| Description | |
|---|---|
| Competencies | Serving foods and beverages in exotic apparel such as bikini or lingerie |
Fields of employment | Food service |
Related jobs | Barista |
A bikini barista is a woman who works as a barista, preparing and serving coffee beverages, while dressed in scanty attire such as a bikini, lingerie or a crop top combined with bikini bottoms or hotpants. In the United States, this marketing technique (sometimes referred to as sexpresso[1][2] or bareista[3][4]) originated in the Seattle, Washington area in the early 2000s.[5] Similar phenomena have appeared in countries such as Chile[6][7][8] and Japan since at least the 1980s.[citation needed]
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- ^ "Are Bikini Baristas Getting Too Steamy?". CBS News. Associated Press. February 5, 2010. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ^ Heather Murphy (September 17, 2008). "A Little Skin With Your Latte?". National Public Radio. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ^ Adam Fuller and Jason Snyder (August 1, 2008). "Café Con Piernas: Good 'Til the Last Drop". The Santiago Times. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ^ John Flinn (February 12, 2006). "Out on a limb for coffee with legs". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 9, 2010.