NBC's Secret Sochi Starbucks Assists Staff in Olympic Grind

The Winter Olympics has seen its share of oddities, from an eye infection that felled Bob Costas to bobsledder Johnny Quinn breaking down doors. Now on the menu: a secret Starbucks at the NBC media grounds.

According to the Wall Street Journal, deep within NBC's media center exists a Starbucks for its some 2,500 on-site employees. Since the nearest Starbucks to Sochi is reportedly over 350 miles away, NBC flies in a rotating crew of 15 baristas from Starbucks locations all over Russia. These employees serve a limited menu of the coffee chain's drinks to NBC staff, as well as get paid their regular wages and housing at Sochi Read more...