In Seattle’s senior espresso bar, The Allegro, coffee with milk was called an au lait when good coffee was just getting off the ground(s) in the 70’s. We regulars looked down on the newer places used latte instead. Losing that struggle took a decade, or about the time the owner went downtown to chat with his bean supplier, Starbuck’s, about a notion of his to turn their beans & equipment stores into coffeeshops. They’d already had the notion, and hired him to run the project. [Retired as a Senior VP].
DangerBunny over 3 years ago
In Seattle’s senior espresso bar, The Allegro, coffee with milk was called an au lait when good coffee was just getting off the ground(s) in the 70’s. We regulars looked down on the newer places used latte instead. Losing that struggle took a decade, or about the time the owner went downtown to chat with his bean supplier, Starbuck’s, about a notion of his to turn their beans & equipment stores into coffeeshops. They’d already had the notion, and hired him to run the project. [Retired as a Senior VP].
Skeptical Meg over 3 years ago
It never occurred to me to care.
I was FRAMED!!!!!! over 3 years ago
It does not matter if you do not like coffee. That just leaves more for ME!
ddjg over 3 years ago
Tempest in a coffee cup !
raybarb44 over 3 years ago
It’s you and not the beverage. “Can’t we just get along”…….
Sailor46 USN 65-95 over 3 years ago
Anything but black makes it some kind of Foo Foo drink.