I am an astronomer, and there is an old saying that "an astronomer is a machine that converts caffeine into published papers". That's why I'm fixated on coffee.
So, years ago, I was hired to contribute to the construction of an observatory in...
Oh, my goodness! you have taken me back to the quarter ounce tins of powdered coffee - Nescafe? my mother produced, made with milk, in my childhood! The smell is still stored in my little brain!
Just expanding the topic.
If I remember correctly (source: a book on the history of Italian food I read many years ago), the Florian Cafè in Piazza San Marco was the first Italian coffee house - opened in 1720 - but drinking coffee in Europe...
So, might there be a market in North America for a chain (I guess) or even just one independent bar-café duplicating the ambience, decor, equipment-and-furnishings, and menu of Spanish bar-cafés of the type that are frequented by working- and...
My yearly costs for coffee in a bar in Spain is about 3 times your figure. Because I am able to fly to Spain from the US twice a year now. AND WELL WORTH IT! Buen Camino
... and by the way, for those who might be interested, a few weeks ago I tried to estimate the cost of a coffee made with different methods (based on local prices):
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... immediately after this I went to a local consumer electronic shop...
This may be true in some places, but I can show you many coffee bars in Italy with prices around 1€, using, for example, Caffè Illy, made with high quality Arabica and fresh milk (not UHT).
a little off-topic, but you reminded me of a famous cartoon by Bruno Bozzetto, a popular Italian cartoon writer, which makes fun of the differences between us Italians and the rest of Europe. There is also a part dedicated to coffee close to the...
Apples are not oranges.
Price of a coffee varies largely upon the ambience of the coffee shop.
Starbucks has a carefully-engineered ambience and customer experience. The customer - I beg your pardon, Discriminating Coffee Connoisseur (DCC) -...
To be honest, I wouldn't be sure.
Taxes in Spain and Italy are much higher than in the UK or US, energy too and staff costs might be high as well as it is very protected (personnel does not live off tips...). But I could change idea after...
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