Sammi Lehner
JWST 212
Paper #2
Kosher Cup of Coffee I never gave it much thought how much caffeinated beverages play a part in American popular culture. Millions of Americans consume a cup or more of caffeine beverage a day. Some prefer tea, or energy drinks, or hot chocolate, but many people enjoy having their daily cup of coffee. The logos of coffee shops including Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts have become icons of American pop culture. Caffeinated beverages have become a trending picture to share on social media, whether it be the Pink Drink from Starbuck’s Secret Menu, latte art from a small coffeeshop, or the colorful Unicorn Frappuccino, it is undeniable that caffeinated beverages have entered American pop culture. I am not a huge coffee …show more content…
They believed this influx of energy was a result of consuming the coffee tree’s leaves. Historians note that originally, Ethiopian Jews embraced the national coffee drink and participated in the “buna” Ethiopian coffee ceremony. In these traditional ceremonies, attendees would spend time together while drinking their coffee. The use of coffee quickly expanded into a religious domain, where Jews and Muslims drank coffee to stay awake for their respective nightly prayers. Centuries later in 1650, a Jewish man opened England’s first coffee shop in Oxford, where people would come to socialize, discuss ideas, and drink coffee together- a tradition that is still prevalent in today’s modern culture. In the nineteenth century, coffeehouses in Central Europe were a place for intellectuals to gather, drink coffee, and freely express and share their revolutionary ideas. Vienna’s café culture is most notably known as a social hub for Jewish intellectuals at the time, some of whom included Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, and Theodor Herzl. These coffeeshops had non-Jewish patrons as well who also came to these coffee establishments to drink coffee and socialize with fellow …show more content…
The trendier the food or drink, the better. As a result, it is common for people to post pictures of their colorful Starbucks Frappuccino, or their latte art onto their social media accounts. Additionally, it has become very common for people to post pictures of their caffeinated beverages in their coffee shop cups in front of an aesthetic background, as well. I am not exactly sure why posting these types of pictures has become a trendy thing to do, but I would be lying if I said that posting these types of pictures has not crossed my mind before. The fact that people are posting pictures of their caffeinated beverages serves as another indicator that caffeinated beverages, like coffee, are a part of American pop
JWST 212
Paper #2
Kosher Cup of Coffee I never gave it much thought how much caffeinated beverages play a part in American popular culture. Millions of Americans consume a cup or more of caffeine beverage a day. Some prefer tea, or energy drinks, or hot chocolate, but many people enjoy having their daily cup of coffee. The logos of coffee shops including Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts have become icons of American pop culture. Caffeinated beverages have become a trending picture to share on social media, whether it be the Pink Drink from Starbuck’s Secret Menu, latte art from a small coffeeshop, or the colorful Unicorn Frappuccino, it is undeniable that caffeinated beverages have entered American pop culture. I am not a huge coffee …show more content…
They believed this influx of energy was a result of consuming the coffee tree’s leaves. Historians note that originally, Ethiopian Jews embraced the national coffee drink and participated in the “buna” Ethiopian coffee ceremony. In these traditional ceremonies, attendees would spend time together while drinking their coffee. The use of coffee quickly expanded into a religious domain, where Jews and Muslims drank coffee to stay awake for their respective nightly prayers. Centuries later in 1650, a Jewish man opened England’s first coffee shop in Oxford, where people would come to socialize, discuss ideas, and drink coffee together- a tradition that is still prevalent in today’s modern culture. In the nineteenth century, coffeehouses in Central Europe were a place for intellectuals to gather, drink coffee, and freely express and share their revolutionary ideas. Vienna’s café culture is most notably known as a social hub for Jewish intellectuals at the time, some of whom included Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, and Theodor Herzl. These coffeeshops had non-Jewish patrons as well who also came to these coffee establishments to drink coffee and socialize with fellow …show more content…
The trendier the food or drink, the better. As a result, it is common for people to post pictures of their colorful Starbucks Frappuccino, or their latte art onto their social media accounts. Additionally, it has become very common for people to post pictures of their caffeinated beverages in their coffee shop cups in front of an aesthetic background, as well. I am not exactly sure why posting these types of pictures has become a trendy thing to do, but I would be lying if I said that posting these types of pictures has not crossed my mind before. The fact that people are posting pictures of their caffeinated beverages serves as another indicator that caffeinated beverages, like coffee, are a part of American pop