The Ray Café and Coffeehouse
Coffee Knowledge

Let’s have some fun !

Did you know:

1. Coffee was first known in Europe as Arabian Wine.
2. The Arabs are generally believed to be the first to brew coffee
3. The first Parisian café opened in 1689 to serve coffee.
4. Bach wrote a coffee cantata in 1732.
5. The founding father’s of the U.S., during the revolution, formed their national strategies in coffeehouses.
6. In 1900, coffee was often delivered door-to-door in the United States, by horse pulled wagons.
7. In Italy, coffee and espresso are synonymous.
8. Italy now has over 200,000 coffee bars, and still going.
9. Coffee represents 75% of all the caffeine consumed in the United States.
10. In Italy, espresso is considered so essential to daily life that the price is regulated by the government.

You Know You’re Drinking Too Much Coffee When:

1. You answer the door before people knock.
2. You get a speeding ticket even when you are parked.
3. You haven’t blinked since the last lunar eclipse.
4. You grind your coffee beans in your mouth.
5. The only time you are standing still is during an earthquake.
6. You lick your coffeepot clean.
7. All your kids are named “ Joe”.
8. You don’t sweat, you percolate.
9. You have worn out the handle on your favorite mug.
10. You’re the “Employee of the Month” at The Ray Café & Coffeehouse and you don’t even work there.