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Café du Monde (French ) ; French for "Café of the World"), is a coffee shop on Decatur Street in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is best known for its café au lait and its French-style beignets. The New Orleans-style coffee is blended with chicory. ==History== The French brought coffee with them as they began to settle along the Gulf Coast and the Mississippi River, circa 1700. During the American Civil War, the New Orleans Creoles developed the chicory-blended coffee (as there was a coffee shortage) — which has continued to be served at Café du Monde and other New Orleans restaurants. Chicory adds a chocolate-like flavor to café au lait. The Acadians (Cajuns) from Nova Scotia brought other French customs, such as the beignet, to Louisiana in the 18th century. Unlike most doughnuts, beignets are squared pieces of dough with no hole in the middle and are most often covered with powdered sugar. Sometimes they are seen served with fruit, jam, maple syrup, or even savory items.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/beignets/?ar_a=1 )〕 At Café du Monde, the beignets are served traditionally, with a thick covering of powdered sugar, in orders of three.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cafedumonde.com/history )〕 The menu at Café du Monde is simple, as it only includes dark-roasted coffee with chicory, beignets, white and chocolate milk, and fresh-squeezed orange juice. The coffee is served black or ''au lait''. According to the Café du Monde’s Vice President, Burton E. Benrud, Jr., the beignets remain the only food item on the French Market location's menu; and Café du Monde is committed to “keeping things the way they’ve always been: recipes have gone relatively unchanged.” Café du Monde is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except for Christmas Day and days when "the occasional hurricane passes too close to New Orleans", and is patronized by both locals and visitors. Post-Katrina Due to Hurricane Katrina, the shop closed at midnight on August 27, 2005. Although it suffered only minor damage, it remained closed for nearly two months. Owners took advantage of the low-traffic interval afterwards to refurbish the eating areas and kitchens. Six weeks after the hurricane, Café du Monde began promoting its re-opening as a sign that the city’s recovery had begun. Over 100 news media outlets, including ABC-TV’s Good Morning America, reported on the event. The opening of Café du Monde post-Katrina gave the city of New Orleans the boost it needed following the natural disaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.e-bmf.com/case-studies/cafe-du-monde-re-opening-post-katrina )〕 The French Quarter location reopened on October 19, 2005, to national media attention. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Café du Monde」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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