were more popular at the New York Fancy Food Show than coffee. Tea and chocolate are both projecting more of a premium image than coffee at that food show. Chocolate in particular touting single origins, even single estates -- copying what coffee has been doing for years

and I noticed that Italian espresso roasters are making a big effort to break into the US. And some of their espressos are awesome. They have names like Esse Cafe, Cafe Sant Eustache, Cafe Makimbo, and a bunch of names we've never heard of until now.