
History of coffee: Expansion of coffee houses
By the beginning of the 17th century, coffee had reached the shores of Great Britain, and in 1652, the first coffee house in Europe opened in London. Pasca Rosie's establishment, however, was more like a simple counter set up in the courtyard of St. Michael's Church, a stone's throw from London's popular Cornhill district. It is believed that Rosi was born at the beginning of the 17th century in Sicily. He was a far-sighted entrepreneur, and to avoid the displeasure and accusations of the owners of nearby pubs that he was a foreigner, he took Christopher Bowman, a true Briton, as a partner. …