Luxury Cafe Owner - Chapter 26 Checking The Rewards

“Congratulations Host. You have received reward Espresso.”

Alan checked the details of his rewards.

Cinnamon Coffee Cake:

Description: A pastry traditionally served with coffee. Crusted with a cinnamon streusel, this cake is the perfect accompaniment to any cup of coffee.

Effect: Enhances the flavor of the coffee being consumed with it and fills the stomach of any customer. Thus, despite being a pastry, it has a benefit to those dieting.

“A cake that benefits those dieting?” Alan felt incredulous reading it. Even knowing the effects of the system, it seemed contradictory. He felt a headache coming on as he wondered how he’d be able to convince people on diets to eat cake.

Still, the effect it had on the flavor of the coffee would be beneficial, as it would improve the experience of any of his customers, even those not on diets. Not to mention any recipe provided by the system would naturally taste the best.

He accepted the reward and felt his brain briefly stutter as it was overloaded with the information that rushed into it.

He was going to check the details of the espresso as well, but unfortunately before he could he noticed a problem with the information that came into his brain.

In order to make the coffee cake he would need a large number of ingredients he didn’t have in stock like butter, eggs, flour, vanilla extract, and more. Based on his last experience ordering products, he knew this wouldn’t be cheap. He’d have to order high quality ingredients that suited the quality of his coffee in order to get the best result.

Thus, he probably wouldn’t even be able to serve the coffee cake this month or next as he needed to pay off the loan as well as restock on ingredients for his coffee drinkers. After all, his coffee was the base of his cafe. Even the coffee cake was designed to be served with coffee. Without coffee he would have nothing.

Feeling his headache as he considered all the problems he had to resolve, he went ahead and checked his next reward.

Espresso:

Description: A unique form of coffee. Boiling hot water is forced, under pressure, through finely ground coffee beans to create a small but concentrated portion of coffee. Typically served in a small serving glass, not unlike a shot glass. Strong and hot, it is perfect for experienced coffee drinkers who want to enjoy the strongest coffee flavor possible.

Effect: Due to the concentrated nature of the espresso, it has a more significant effect on an immediate boost to energy. Perfect for customers who need a pick me up in the morning.

Up to this point, Alan was thrilled with the description. If the coffee cake made him feel as though he’d fallen to hell as he realized he’d have to spend more money, then the espresso was exactly what he needed. Since it was served in such a small glass, it would be much faster to consume than a cup of coffee. This would allow customers to drink it quickly which would help make up for the fact that they couldn’t have it to go.

However, he noticed that there was an additional section below the effect.

Limitation: Due to the unique effect of the espresso, it cannot be served after noon. Otherwise, it may have an untoward effect on customers’ long term energy.

Alan sighed. “Another rule.” Still, this time it wasn’t as restrictive. Furthermore, it had already provided him with a built in excuse. He just had to say that, due to health concerns, it could only be consumed in the morning when people first woke up and needed more energy. That was more understandable than his rule on how many coffees he’d serve per day.

Alan could only try to convince himself that that made sense. Subconsciously, his mindset seemed to have been influenced by the system.

Alan walked back out into the cafe so he could serve any new customers that came in. Meanwhile, he made plans for tomorrow.

After the day ended Alan flipped the sign on the shop window to indicate the cafe was closed. In total, he’d made more today than he had in the entire time he’d been in business. It just goes to show how powerful social media was.

Thinking of this, Alan pulled out his phone and started messing with Twitter.

He added a picture of the cafe logo as the profile picture. Then he made himself a cappuccino and took a picture of it. This time he created the image of a tree in the foam. It was incredibly intricate, with each leaf having individual patterns drawn on them.

Then he searched for Gerald’s account. Finding the tweet about his coffee, he replied to it and wrote, “Glad you enjoyed the coffee and the art. Please come again!” He finished by attaching the image of the cappuccino he’d just made. Then he pressed send and put his phone down.

Hopefully Gerald would follow him, as that was sure to attract some attention.

He went upstairs and got ready for bed. He looked forward to unveiling the espresso tomorrow.