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Despite being tucked away in the far North West of the US, Seattle has always had more than its fair share of notoriety. The Seattle Sound ushered in the age of Grung rock; famed corporate citizen Microsoft challenged California for the silicon crown; and millions of couch potatoes settle down each night to watch Seattle's most famous resident, Doctor Frasier Crane.
But these days, wherever you are in the world, you're never far from a little piece of Seattle, thanks to Starbucks, perhaps the finest thing to ever hail from the city.
The very first Starbucks opened in Pike Place Market, Seattle, in 1971. But it wasn't until 1987 that Starbucks realised the true appeal of these fantastic coffee shops and began to roll them out nationwide. By 1990, there were 84 shops throughout the USA; by 1992 they had launched their IPO on the NASDAQ; and by 1999 they are a world wide phenomenon with over 2,000 shops in the US, the far east, and Europe.
Ubiquity and good do not typically go hand-in-hand. McDonalds is ubiquitous, but it is in no sense 'good'. Snickers Bars are everywhere, but they're hardly great cuisine. But, regardless of whether your at Manchester Airport, or the Barnes & Noble, Union Square, NYC, you're guaranteed an excellent cup of coffee from Starbucks. This is a particularly important point in the UK, where for so many years, good coffee and instant coffee have been mistakenly regarded as the same thing.
The interiors may be a little bland, the music may be insipid, but give me a tall black Americano everytime. Starbucks coffee packs a punch, and two cups will give you the staying power to see the day through. My only regret is that you can't buy the Chocolate Chunk scones in the UK yet.
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