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Starbucks Travel: The French Do It Weirder

Where: Paris, France
June 10, 2008 at 10:32 AM | by CourtScott | 1 Comment

What do raw mushrooms, inflatable palm trees, Gorgonzola and coffee have in common? That's what we were asking ourselves Saturday when we made a caffeine pit stop at the Louvre's underground Starbucks--and found a full-fledged free-sampling luau in action.

Apparently the bizarre celebration was a promotion for a new Hawaiian coffee flavor which, according to Parisian baristas, goes exquisitely well with two of Hawaii's delicacies, raw mushrooms and pungent cheese. Huh?

As you might expect, the combo wasn't a home run, but we've gotta give the friendly gang an "A" for effort--and unique tropical atmosphere. Let's face it: It's not every day you get Don Ho and Mona Lisa under one glass pyramid, right?

The sample-happy baristas were also distributing Cinnamon Dolce Lattes. Again, we're not sure how they factored into the Hawaiian theme, but the sweet treat was a hit.

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  1. GoVisitHawaii

    Jaunted Member

    Um...what?

    That's pretty amusing.  Misguided, but amusing
    June 10, 2008 at 12:32 PM

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