Episodes

The Baristas: Episode 1 – “The Favor”

Sam (Shaun Starke) and Astrid‘s (Laura Lee Brautigam) 7-year anniversary gets outshined by Aubrey‘s (Katie Mo Goff) big announcement and Ben‘s (Will McMahon) little secret. // The Baristas is filmed in Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe. // Theme Song: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals .

 

The Baristas: Episode 2 – “Mister Fix-It”

As a new barista, Ben‘s (Will McMahon) efforts to improve Affogato drive his coworkers and customers crazy, while his best friend (and best man) Chase (Justin Mohr) aggravates everyone he meets. // The Baristas is filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe // Theme: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 3 – “Game Night”

Ben (Will McMahon) and Madison‘s (Jillian Vitko) plan to find new customers backfires when the men find themselves unable to resist a trio of D&D-playing girl geeks. // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe // Theme: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 4 – “Fair Trade”

The cafe is targeted by radical protesters with a secret agenda. Will Madison (Jillian Vitko) be lured to the dark side? // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe // Theme: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 5 – “Poker Night”

Ben (Will McMahon) and Dierdre‘s (Lacey Fleming) plan to pay off a psychotic pastry chef with a makeshift poker game is upended when Chase (Justin Mohr) starts winning big. // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe // Theme: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 6 – “St. Patrick’s Day”

It’s Reggie‘s (Aki Jamal) first day, but from Madison‘s (Jillian Vitko) drunk friends to Chase‘s (Justin Mohr) bad ideas and Ben‘s (Will McMahon) explosive allergies, it isn’t pretty. // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe // Theme: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 7 – “The Competition”

When Sam (Shaun Starke) refuses to believe in his coworkers’ talents, his girlfriend Astrid (Laura Lee Brautigam) thinks he’s trying to sabotage their success. // Guest-starring Pittsburgh City Councilman Bill Peduto // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe // Theme: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 8 – “Opening Day”

Ben (Will McMahon) and Chase (Justin Mohr) have Pittsburgh Pirates fever, but that’s the least of their payday problems. // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe // Theme: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 9 – “The Departure”

Dierdre (Lacey Fleming) and Reggie (Aki Jamal) hatch a scheme to buy Affogato, while Astrid (Laura Lee Brautigam) and Aubrey (Katie Mo Goff) have their own fantasies deferred by an unwanted phone call. // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe // Theme: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 10 – “The Loss”

On the eve of her grandfather’s funeral, Astrid (Laura Lee Brautigam) has a showdown with Sam (Shaun Starke) while Rich (Erik Schark) lives out his ultimate fantasy… sort of. // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe // Theme: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 11 – “The Wake”

Will Dierdre and Reggie be able to buy the cafe before someone else does? Not if Chase has anything to say about it… // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe // Theme: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 12 – “Cleaning House”

Dierdre locks horns with the cafe’s new owner Lorraine for the first (and last) time, while Madison searches desperately for a new roommate and Sam and Astrid get used to being single. // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe // Theme: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 13 – “Training Day”

Ben needs more hours, Reggie needs to be trained, Aubrey needs to shrink her wedding budget, and Madison needs Astrid to be her roommate or else she’ll be living on the street. // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe // Theme: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 14 – “Going by the Book”

When Madison is rude to Rich, Lorraine tries to fix it by making Rich the customer of the week — and that means whatever he says goes. Meanwhile, Ben tries to talk everyone into joining his infallible new pyramid scheme. // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe // Theme: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 15 – “The Customer Is Always Right”

Rich makes Madison miserable when he abuses his Customer of the Week privileges, and Chase talks Ben into a very bad idea. // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe // Theme: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 16 – “Brand Loyalty”

When Debbie and Lydia show up for game night, Aubrey hatches a plan to get Sam off Astrid‘s back while Chase suddenly notices that Madison just might be worth pursuing. // Filmed at Pittsburgh’s Affogato cafe // Theme: “Never Listen to Me” by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 17 – “Coming to a Head”

Ben and Aubrey‘s wedding budget is destroyed when Lorraine wants her pyramid scheme cash back from Ben, Gary helps Scott and Simon build a strange new phone app, and Rich and Tabitha fight over the future of Vanity Press after their author, Gloria, starts revealing people’s darkest secrets. // Filmed at the Affogato Cafe in Pittsburgh // Theme: Never Listen to Me by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 18 – “The Blow Out”

Madison tries to go on a date, Ben tries to hide from Lorraine, Gary and Chase try not to blow themselves up, and Amy inspires the female customers to imagine a happier life without men. // Filmed at the Affogato Cafe in Pittsburgh // Theme: Never Listen to Me by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 19 – “Everything Must Go”

Lorraine and Madison have a showdown, Glenn and Amy have a shutdown, and Rich has a new girlfriend that Tabitha simply cannot believe. // Filmed at the Affogato Cafe in Pittsburgh // Theme: Never Listen to Me by The Thermals

 

The Baristas: Episode 20 – “The Ultimatum”

When Madison realizes she can never beat Lorraine at her own game, she and Chase bend all the rules in a mad scramble to win ugly. // Filmed at the Affogato Cafe in Pittsburgh // Theme: Never Listen to Me by The Thermals