Husband Walter at Café
du Monde in the days of ceramic mugs
Evidently I don’t
like change, even when it doesn’t impact me directly. This insight into the
inflexibility of my nature came upon a relative’s chronicle about a recent visit
to Café du Monde.
Our relatives
reported that the venerable meeting place for cafe au lait and beignets in New
Orleans’ French Quarter no longer serves hot beverages in their standard white
mugs. Our relatives’ coffee and hot chocolate arrived at their table in, gasp!,
disposable paper hot cups.
I haven’t figured out
why that news distresses me. I don’t drink coffee and I rarely drink hot
chocolate on our visits to Café du Monde, even in cold weather. My usual
beverage is cold chocolate milk that I drink via a straw that I stick into the
8 oz. carton.
Sweetening cafe au lait
So I have long been a
part of the “use-it-and-toss-it” herd. But I am convinced my beignets and
chocolate milk are not going to taste the same when, across the table, husband
Walter is adding sugar to café au lait that is in a paper hot cup.
Picture from our past
Looking at that cup of coffee reminds me I have not had a single cup this day. I might have to rememdy that situation here in a bit!
ReplyDeletei love these photos of our husband, he looks so sweet and handsome. i would not like the paper cup at all. i wonder if they have real cups on demand? must be cheaper to throwaway than have someone put them in the washer. or maybe the washer broke/
ReplyDeleteIt musta been good since you took three pictures of it.
ReplyDeleteThose ceramic cups make the latte taste the very best.
ReplyDeleteThey make the beignets and coffee real not "fast food"
I loved mine in the cup when we had them there about 6 or 7 years ago.
Solid works for me. Still camping sometimes requires paper. Doing dishes is not all that convenient...:)
ReplyDeleteThose thick white ceramic cups always remind me of chicory-enhanced coffee at my grandmother's house. The mouth-feel of the cup certainly does something for the experience that a disposable cup is not going to do.
ReplyDeletePaper cups take the charm out of drinking coffees and chocolates from ceramic mugs. Just another sign of the times, where life is face paced!!
ReplyDeleteI don't tend to order coffee at restaurants or fast food outlets, so this does not apply to me. Lol.
ReplyDeleteWell!! I'm with you. I guess I'll have to carry my own mug with me!
ReplyDeleteChange accompanying declining standards is always hard - but your pics look good, especially the pastries!
ReplyDeleteI don't like most coffee from somewhere else. I like my home brew. The beignets look yummy, but not on my diet.. sigh.
ReplyDeleteI don't drink coffee either, and also rarely drink hot chocolate either! I agree with you though, there's just something about an old-fashioned coffee mug or cup...
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