Coffee is one of the most popular beverages on earth. The most persistent story tells of Kaldi, a goatherd who lived in the highlands of Abyssinia (now the African country of Ethiopia) sometime before 1000 AD.

Legend has it that Kaldi found his goats eating bright red berries from a dark-leafed shrub. Usually calm and responsible, the goats began dancing, frolicking and singing.

Kaldi shared his discovery with local monks who concocted a drink by boiling the berries. Fuelled by the drink, the monks realized that they now had the stamina to pray for hours on end.

Later, a particularly curious monk, who liked the sweet aroma of a burning coffee branch, pulled the charred berries from the fire, ground them down and prepared a black beverage. This liquid was the first coffee.

Today, at the 31@ Junot Centre, while we don’t have any dancing goats, and we don’t make you pull charred berries from a fire, we are pleased to offer a selection of freshly brewed coffees to tempt you.

Using the latest technology, each cup of hot delicious coffee is brewed just for you. Choose from light-roast, medium roast, dark roast, flavoured coffees, or decafe.

Espresso, Caffe Latte and Cappuccino

Espresso is the main type of coffee in most of southern Europe, notably Italy, France, Portugal, and Spain. It is also popular throughout much of the rest of Europe and in Argentina, Brazil, and Cuba, and urban centres in North America, Australia, and New Zealand.

Espresso is growing in popularity in Canada! While often thought of as a high-powered jolt of caffeine, there is actually about the same amount of caffeine in a shot of espresso as in a regular cup of coffee.

Cappuccino is an Italian coffee-based drink prepared with espresso, hot milk, and milk foam. A cappuccino differs from a caffé latte in that it is prepared with much less steamed or textured milk than the caffé latte with the total of espresso and milk/foam making up between approximately 150 ml and 180 ml (5 and 6 ounces).

Cappuccino is a tasty pick-me-up!

Caffe Latte -- The Italian origin is still the inspiration,  for this breakfast coffee. However,  international methods of serving may differ greatly from the original. For example, by the darkness of the roast, the use of espresso, and the foaming of milk.

In Europe, it is also common to use the French term café au lait, although in the United States this is defined as regular coffee with warm milk, often served in a bowl.

As recently as 1980, if one ordered a "latte" in an Italian coffeehouse in North America, one would expect to get a glass of milk — and if one ordered a "caffelatte," one would get a beverage very similar to what is called a "latte" by today's standards.