Toronto has an espresso bar in every neighborhood. Back home, there’s one espresso machine every 50 square miles. For an authentic wannabe Italian like myself, nothing says manhood like a black, so-bitter-it’s-sweet cup of roasted beans. It’s my heritage. So we came across Baretto Caffe, ranked one of the top 100 restaurants in Canada by the Yelp masters.
Tucked away in a medical park, the barista at this unique café made me the best, strongest, most magnificent espresso I’ve ever had. It was so potent, surely medically unsafe. I was buzzing for hours. He gave it to me free of charge in exchange for a good review. They will get a good review.
This is a powerful lesson: give your best away for free. The value will come back to you. It always does.