My father liked a good cup of (very weak) coffee. He was annoyed when the price of a cup in a restaurant (in the 1960s) jumped from 5 cents to a quarter. (I wonder what he'd say at coffee shop prices today?!)
I read somewhere how one of the owners of a big coffee chain had the idea: Let's charge a lot for a cup of coffee... and people will think it's something special - and will come.
He proved right!
I have been reading how, in the 1600s, coffee houses were springing up in London, England, as places where professionals would meet to relax and talk. Edward Rutherfurd's book, London: the Novel tells how "there seemed to be a new [coffee house] every month. Open all day, serving hot chocolate and coffee - which was always drunk black, though usually with sugar - the coffee houses of the city... were more gentlemanly places than the old taverns."
How similar to Montreal and Toronto today!
On a recent visit to Montreal, our friend Randall introduced us to one of his favorite coffee shops - Brulerie St. Denis - where they roast their own coffee beans.
There were dozens of types of coffee available - 20 types of decaffinated coffee alone!
We finally made our choices - and enjoyed our coffee... with dessert of course!
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