New Yorkers work hard, play harder, race everywhere, meet and eat at all hours of the day and night. You bet Even my dentist has a k-cup machine in his waiting room then he charges extra for whitening my teeth. New York has more coffee shops per capita than any other American city.
It may have been traded on the commercial market that originated in Manhattan, or used roasting methods, equipment or packaging invented here.
For centuries, New York has been the seat of the coffee industry. Select to enlarge:. You mean that place way across the country in the Pacific Northwest? And the Mariners play there. Anyway, Seattle You may wonder where New Yorkers got their coffee before this barista invasion.
How did they survive without flavored foams and misnamed cups? For many decades, they got their brew from their neighborhood coffee shop. There was at least one on every block, usually more. We are going to celebrate these beloved establishments some still exist in a little bit.
But first, some history. The European colonization of the eastern seaboard began in the early s. The surrounding God-fearing colonies disdained visitors and demanded strict compliance with biblical laws. But the Dutch had come here to make a buck, so anyone from everywhere was welcome to sail into the harbor and make some deals.
