The popularity of coffee slowly grew but the Boston Tea Party “incident” of 1773 officially made coffee-drinking a patriotic pursuit, and the consumption of tea was decidedly un-American. As coffee production in Latin America increased, so too did North America’s taste for it. In fact, coffee is still traded as a commodity on New York’s Board of Trade.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
A case for caffeination
The first
coffee house in the United States was established in New York City in 1696 and
as they sprang up across the city they became centres of social, political, and
business interaction.
The popularity of coffee slowly grew but the Boston Tea Party “incident” of 1773 officially made coffee-drinking a patriotic pursuit, and the consumption of tea was decidedly un-American. As coffee production in Latin America increased, so too did North America’s taste for it. In fact, coffee is still traded as a commodity on New York’s Board of Trade.
The popularity of coffee slowly grew but the Boston Tea Party “incident” of 1773 officially made coffee-drinking a patriotic pursuit, and the consumption of tea was decidedly un-American. As coffee production in Latin America increased, so too did North America’s taste for it. In fact, coffee is still traded as a commodity on New York’s Board of Trade.
