The evolution.
Remember when coffee was just black or white with a whole load of sugar? Coffee was something you got out of a jar of Nescafe instant coffee granules, something you enjoyed at home after waiting for the kettle to boil. Things have moved on in such a short space of time. Most cities and towns are filled with the new take on the social aspects of coffee drinking - the coffee house culture has been born!!!
Café can now be found in many forms that have since progressed from the basic granulated coffee - gone are the instant granules. drinks in these establishments are poured through large coffee machines using coffee beans ground in store. From these machines a wide variety of coffee's can be produced. The simplest form of coffee is the 'espresso', this is a short measure, approximately 30mls of pure coffee extraction.
Although the espresso can be drank alone, the espresso also forms the basis for most of the drinks featured on a coffee house menu, such as a caffe latte - the milky one, cappuccino - the frothy one, americano - the black coffee and caffe mocha - the chocolatey one. More recently the coffee houses have developed an intensive menu that includes an array of flavours that compliment the basic beverage. Some also include cold coffee blends for the hotter months of the year.
More recently coffee houses have realised the potential of their business and have increased the variety of compliments to aid customer average spend, such as a wide variety of cakes and pastries, as well as hot panini melts, ciabatta's, flat breads and other "rustic" Italian sandwiches.
