<div dir="ltr"><div>Yeh, the story of the Grocery Wars of the late 19th and early 20th century was pretty fun. Also recommended: History of the World in 6 glasses ( <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/history-of-the-world-in-6-glasses-tom-standage/1007653113?ean=9780802715524">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/history-of-the-world-in-6-glasses-tom-standage/1007653113?ean=9780802715524</a> ). Beer, wine, whiskey, coffee, tea, coke.<br><br></div>-- CHS<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 10:00 AM, Greg Clifton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gccfof5@gmail.com" target="_blank">gccfof5@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I second the Caribou and find that Dunkin Dounuts, QT, Racetrack and<br>
McDonalds all have MUCH better coffee than Starbucks. From a historical<br>
perspective, I think "Dancing Goat" has to be the best name for a coffee<br>
shoppe, but I have never actually tried their brew so I can't vouch for the<br>
taste.<br>
<br>
For anyone interested in the subject, *Uncommon Grounds*, The Story of<br>
Coffee is an interesting read. Who knew that Mocha was actually the<br>
(Somali?) port from which coffee beans were originally shipped? The book<br>
also goes into some detail about the geopolitical influences excerted as a<br>
result of the demand for coffee over the centuries.<br>
<br>
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