“Kerouac Opened a Million Coffee Bars”

In Wrestling with Starbucks: Conscience, Capital, Cappuccino, Kim Fellner writes:

You could, in fact, argue that it wasn’t Schultz [founder of Starbucks] but author Jack Kerouac who popularized these places in the U.S. psyche. As William Burroughs wrote in 1985, “Kerouac opened a million coffee bars and sold a million pairs of Levis to both sexes.”

I think he may be right.

Kerouac coffee links:::

Beatnik Coffee Shop (a photo)

Kafe Kerouac

Beatnik’s Coffee House and Breakfast Joint in Chico, CA

Beatnik Coffee in Fort Collins

Kerouac Coffee Shop

Beatnik’s Coffee in Roseville, MN

Tags: Beat Generation, coffee, Jack Kerouac