Starbucks has been a huge success story. I recently read (I think in Fast Company) that the company opens up an average of 5 new locations per day, which is tremendous. So, how did such a successful company screw up so drastically on Chantico? Chantico — the rich, indulgent chocolate drink that was introduced about…
Monthly Archives: March 2006
The History of Irish Coffee
It seems appropriate today to look at the history of Irish coffee, that wonderful, dark, strong drink that is a wonderful hair-of-the-dog hangover cure. Though San Francisco pubs used to claim they invented Irish coffee, the true story of the drink comes from the airport at Foynes in County Claire, Ireland (near the current Shannon…