Does Cafe du Monde sell whole bean coffee?
What type of beans do you use in your french roast coffee? Our coffee is not available in whole beans. What is chicory? Chicory is the root of the endive lettuce plant. The chicory root in the cafe du monde blend is very strong when compared to other chicory coffee blends that i have tried and it carries the smokiness and heartiness of the traditional dark roast.Chicory is the roasted and ground root of the cultivated plant species, Chicorium Intybus, subspecies Sativum. Common names include ‘large rooted chicory’ and ‘chicoree a café’. Chicory is used worldwide as a drink or included in the brewing of coffee.
Who owns Cafe Du Monde now?
The Cafe Du Monde Coffee Stand is owned by the Fernandez family. The Cafe Du Monde Coffee Stand is owned by the Fernandez family. Hubert Fernandez bought the Coffee Stand in May 1942 from Fred Koeniger. At that time Mr. Fernandez owned the Fernandez Wine Cellar located in the ground floor of the Pontalba Apartment building across from the Cafe Du Monde.