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1001
Coffee Plant Discovered
Discovered in Ethiopia in the 11th century, the leaves of the so-called "magical fruit" were boiled in water and the resulting concoction was thought to have medicinal properties -
1450
Coffee is Cultivated
In the mid 14th century, coffee cultivation reached Yemen and for 300 years, it was drunk following the recipe first used in Ethiopia. Yemen's climate and fertile soil offered the ideal conditions for cultivating rich coffee harvests -
1555
Coffee is Brewed
In the Ottoman palace a new method of drinking coffee was discovered: the beans were roasted over a fire, finely ground and then slowly cooked with water on the ashes of a charcoal fire. -
First Coffeehouse
At first, the beverage was sold on the street by lemonade vendors, but in 1645 the first coffeehouse opened in Italy. Coffeehouses soon sprang up all over the country and, as in many other lands, they became a platform for people from all walks of life, especially artists and students, to come together and chat. -
Popularization of the Coffee Filter
By the late 1700s, the British and French had started filtering coffee beans from their coffee. Gradually, filtered and brewed coffee became more popular than boiled coffee. -
Invention of the Espresso Machine
The conception of the espresso machine began in 1884, shortly after the espresso drink was invented. Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, patented the first espresso machine for commercial use. -
The Age of Crema
After World War II, the cappuccino making went through some improvements and simplifications in Italy. This was largely thanks to better and more widely available espresso machines, which introduced the so-called "Age of Crema." These improvements and the post-WWII affluence across parts of Europe set the stage for cappuccino's eventual worldwide popularity. -
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Popularization of the American Latte
Californians will claim that it was Lino Meiorin, one of the early owners of the famed Caffè Mediterraneum located in Berkeley that standardized the Caffè Latte in the 1950’s. However, there is no denying that it was Seattle, Washington that is probably most likely responsible for the latte craze started back in the 1980’s and that we are still living today. -
First Reference to Caffe Latte
The term caffè latte was created in regions of Italy frequented by American tourists, and according to essayist William Dean Howell, author of Italian Journeys published back in 1867, he could be credited for coining (or at least bringing to the public) the term caffè latte. -
Invention of Microfoam
Jack Kelly of Uptown Espresso invents microfoam -
Early Latte Art
The rosette pattern developed by Schomer recreating the technique based on a photograph he saw from Cafe Mateki in Italy. -
Darryl Block Learns Latte Art
Finally taking the time to complete my genius hour project, I become a latte art master
