Emily Bell
Thomasville is lucky enough to be called your home…how did you get here?
I’m originally from California and spent a year serving with Americorps on a volunteer disaster relief team based in Mobile, Alabama. I fell in love with the South and decided to make it my permanent home.
Tell us about your name. Does it have any significance?
It’s Emily. No significance that I know of. Parents just liked the name. My middle name, Nicole, was chosen by my half brother and was the name of a girl he had a crush on at the time.
You’ve been given access to a time machine. Where would you travel and what Grassroots drink would you take for the warp?
I think I’d go to Switzerland in the early 1800′s and meet my relatives. I would bring a nice cup of Tanzania PB.
What thought or message would you want to put in a fortune cookie?
Keep positive thoughts
What is your favorite Grassroots drink to make and why?
It’s gotta be the iced chai latte. It’s simple to make and delicious.
If you had to describe yourself using three words, they would be…
Sincere, very funny 
Paper or plastic?
Plastic – I reuse them
Name 3 things that are always in your purse or pocket?
Phone, debit card, change
Tell us something funny and / or interesting that happened during a shift at Grassroots?
One morning I accidentally poured steamed milk on Alexis’ head. That was pretty interesting.
Everyone has pet peeves – name one of yours
When my dog rolls in something stinky
If you could trade places, for the day, with another barista in the coffee shop, who would it be? Why?
I would change places with Martha. She is always upbeat and carefree and she drives a BMW.
Besides hanging out at Grassroots, what else do you enjoy doing in your free time?
Homework. Well, I don’t really enjoy that. I like to fish and garden and hang out with friends.
If you were stranded on a deserted island and could only eat 1 thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Rigatoni al Fuzio – a pasta dish from one of my favorite restaurants out west named Fuzio.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Some sort of nurse
