The Original Cafe Du Monde Coffee Stand was established in 1862 in the New Orleans French Market. It is a traditional coffee shop serving dark roasted coffee, chicory-blended coffee developed by the New Orleans Creoles, white and chocolate milk, fresh squeezed orange juice, and beignets introduced by the Cajuns from Nova Scotia. Contrary to conventional doughnuts, beignets are squared pieces of dough with no hole in the center and are most often covered with powdered sugar and served with jam or maple syrup. According to Cafe du Monde's vice president Burton E. Benrud, Jr., the beignets remain the only food item on the French Market location's menu and Cafe du Monde is commited to "keeping things the way they've been: recipes have gone relatively unchanged." Throughout the year, the cafe only closes on Christmas Day and on the occasional days when hurricanes passes too close to New Orleans making it unsafe to operate. Otherwise it is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week serving both locals and visitors. Due to its fame and popularity, the Cafe has become a New Orleans landmark and tourist destination and appearing in multiple fictional depictions and television shows such as Chef and Now You See Me. Internationally, beginning with the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition in New Orleans, Cafe du Monde was approached by Japanese businesses interested in expanding the brand to Japan. In 1989, the Duskin Company formally formed a franchise agreement and opened its first Japanese outlets in 1990. The franchise now has 10 locations in Japan and kept the same aesthetics as the original locations with green and white scheme and the style of French Quarter architecture. Friday, May 12, 2017
Cafe Du Monde
The Original Cafe Du Monde Coffee Stand was established in 1862 in the New Orleans French Market. It is a traditional coffee shop serving dark roasted coffee, chicory-blended coffee developed by the New Orleans Creoles, white and chocolate milk, fresh squeezed orange juice, and beignets introduced by the Cajuns from Nova Scotia. Contrary to conventional doughnuts, beignets are squared pieces of dough with no hole in the center and are most often covered with powdered sugar and served with jam or maple syrup. According to Cafe du Monde's vice president Burton E. Benrud, Jr., the beignets remain the only food item on the French Market location's menu and Cafe du Monde is commited to "keeping things the way they've been: recipes have gone relatively unchanged." Throughout the year, the cafe only closes on Christmas Day and on the occasional days when hurricanes passes too close to New Orleans making it unsafe to operate. Otherwise it is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week serving both locals and visitors. Due to its fame and popularity, the Cafe has become a New Orleans landmark and tourist destination and appearing in multiple fictional depictions and television shows such as Chef and Now You See Me. Internationally, beginning with the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition in New Orleans, Cafe du Monde was approached by Japanese businesses interested in expanding the brand to Japan. In 1989, the Duskin Company formally formed a franchise agreement and opened its first Japanese outlets in 1990. The franchise now has 10 locations in Japan and kept the same aesthetics as the original locations with green and white scheme and the style of French Quarter architecture. 
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This is an extremely interesting blog post. First and foremost it illustrates that the architecture - the shops and businesses - in a community are a vital part of their culture. New Orleans has so much to offer, but it's coffee shops like these that integrate tourists and locals together. But moreover, this cafe is a prime example of globalization, traditional American ideas that have spread across the world through increased communication and transportation. Indeed, who, in 1862, would have imagined their coffee stand would be, in a way, serving people in Japan?
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