Coffee Messiah

A raging tempest, the Tunisian pirates,
and a month of windless doldrums didn't
deter Frenchman Gabriel Mathieu de Clieu
from bringing a single coffee plant from the
garden of Louis XIV to the island of
Martinique in 1723. The tree thrived in
it's new Caribbean setting and soon spread.
The vast majority of the coffee trees in the
Americas today are descendants from that on plant.

The above picture was taken between
9th & 10th & Irving St in San Francisco.

This was my first coffee hangout.
At that time a mother and daughter
owned the store. They later sold to
a Korean couple, who later moved
the store to the entry of Golden Gate Park
at 9th Street. They were next door to a
Health Food Store, across the street was
a great Piroshki shop and once in awhile
I'd see the Kronos Quartet walking to
their studio, which at the time was also
on 9th street.

(PJs Oyster Bar was next door and was
also a great place to sit at the counter,
watch them prepare all the fresh fish dishs.
We'd most always have a large bowl
of Clam Chowder.)

I'm thinking by this time they are no
longer in business. Both owners
purchased perfectly roasted and
fresh beans always.

I never did research this bag but
it was based in Terra Haute, Indiana.

Like most things in life, quality rather than quantity
is one of the great pleasures we can have.

If you've never bought coffee beans freshly roasted
rather than from a pre-packaged bag, which more
than likely was packed months previous,
you simply do not know what you are missing.

Hmmmm
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