Eric, 28

Works at Ella Cafe, Williamsburg

What’s the sexiest coffee-based drink?
Black coffee or straight espresso — milk and sugar ruin it. Keep it real.

What’s the best way to hit on a barista?
Usually just make eye contact. You can tell if someone’s looking back.

What’s the best way to get a free cup of coffee?
Make sex eyes.

Like this? 
No. [laughs] They look more like you’re about to kill somebody. The best sex eyes are confusing, like you’re either angry or horny. The confusion’s the turn-on.

What’s the best come-on you’ve ever gotten from a customer?
I had a guy come in with a wooden business card, slap it down and say, “If you ever want to wrestle... ”

What do you think working in a cafe and being heavily tattooed says about your approach to love?
I’d probably have a better job if I took myself more seriously.

So you’re really fun in bed?
[Nods slowly]

I keep drinking too much coffee during the day and then later, when I’m with my girlfriend, I have some problems performing. Has being highly caffeinated ever affected your performance in bed?
If anything, it’s improved it. Stimulants are usually a good thing.

A coworker and I with recently started sleeping together and now we're in a quasi-relationship. Nobody knows yet. I’m getting kind of tired of sneaking around. How do we come out to everyone we work with?
Things are always better when they’re a little secretive. Full disclosure is never a good thing. Lie to me.

My boyfriend wants me to pose for some provocative pictures. Should I do it? I'm worried it might come back to haunt me, or like, what if he shows all his friends?
You can post them on my blog.

You have a naked picture blog?
It’s called lovebullet.tumblr.com. It’s mostly pictures of myself. Then I have a photography blog too, it’s called dickandtonic. [Ed. note — totally NSFW]

I just asked for a girl's phone number and I'm nervous about asking her out. Is it better to call or text her?
Text something casual. Do you know the term green-screening? When you send out messages on an iPhone, but haven't gotten a reply, it’s all green bubbles. You never want to green-screen anyone. Keep it casual. If they don’t get back to you, it means they’re not interested.

What's the best way to ask my boyfriend to use my vibrator in bed without him feeling threatened?
Keep it out of the bed, and hide it from him. Guys never want competition; we have very fragile egos. Like, I date multiple people, but I don’t want them to date anyone else. So, yes. Lie about your vibrator. That, actually, sums up the whole interview.