However, the latest coffee trend might change all that.
Coffee giant Nescafé has unveiled a new humanoid robot that will be used to help sell the company's latest coffee machines.
A Benckiser of Germany is paying a rich price for its latest coffee acquisition, but rivals may be in for a jolt, Quentin Webb of Reuters Breakingviews writes.
Keurig Green Mountain, the single-serving coffee magnate, claims that its latest coffee brewing system, Keurig 2.0, "brings consumers more choice than ever".
The deal is one of the largest takeovers so far this year in Europe, and is the latest coffee acquisition for Benckiser, an investment vehicle for the wealthy Reimann family of Germany, which also owns well-known brands like Jimmy Choo shoes and Sally Hansen nail polish.
Her latest coffee table book, "House" (Rizzoli, $85), which showcases dwellings by high-concept designers like Annabelle Selldorf and Roy McMakin, follows her 2007 tome on Mission-style houses ("California Romantica"), her tabletop collection for Bed Bath & Beyond and her well-documented passion for house flipping.
"Every time I think we are surpassing the West, they are pushing things out there," said Mr. Humphries, who can often be found presiding over cuppings at places like Cafe Grumpy and El-Beit in Williamsburg, where people sip the latest coffee varietals the way wine lovers sample new vintages.
"But what choice do I have?" There is a movie theater within walking distance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, but the options at the BAM Rose Cinemas tend toward explosion-free fare like Jim Jarmusch's latest, "Coffee and Cigarettes," or imports like "The Story of the Weeping Camel," set in Mongolia.
It is indeed fascinating to recall that the bright, cheerful and utterly modern Stratocaster made its debut in a year when the hard-pressed British were still carrying ration books on their way to the shops, or even to the latest coffee bar where new guitar sounds might be heard.
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Riverside, California, is the latest coffee shop to deny service to someone — this time a white man who verbally attacked a Muslim woman.
