Coffee Drinkers Sip on a Dessert Favorite; PJ's Coffee Announces Bananas Foster as Feature Fall/Winter Flavor.ATLANTA -- PJ's Coffee, founded 26 years ago in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded where it leads one of the country's most authentic food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. markets, announces flavored coffee blend, Bananas Foster Bananas Foster is a dessert made from bananas and vanilla ice cream, with the sauce made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur. The butter, sugar and bananas are cooked, and then the alcohol is added and ignited. , as its Fall/Winter feature flavor. "Our coffee team, led by PJ's founder Phyllis Jordan, has been together for more than 10 years and has tremendous insight into the range of flavor their coffee can achieve," said Chris Morocco, Partner, PJ's Coffee. "This recipe blend makes perfect sense. Bananas Foster is a signature New Orleans dessert, and PJ's is a signature New Orleans coffee. The marriage of these two favorites makes for a truly delicious cup of coffee." Historic New Orleans Restaurant Brennan's invented Bananas Foster during the 1950s, supposedly named for regular customer Richard Foster. At that time, New Orleans was the major port of entry for bananas shipped from Central and South America, and restaurant owner Mr. Brennan challenged his chef to create a dessert that incorporated the abundant imported fruit. Bananas Foster was the result. The original recipe consisted of sliced bananas sauteed with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum and banana liqueur liqueur (lĭkûr`), strong alcoholic beverage made of almost neutral spirits, flavored with herb mixtures, fruits, or other materials, and usually sweetened. The name derives from the Latin word to melt. , flamed and served with vanilla ice cream. PJ's Coffee Bananas Foster flavored coffee is now available to consumers. The feature flavor is packaged in an 8 oz. bag and retails for $5.35. For those who prefer unflavored coffee but can't resist Bananas Foster, PJ's Coffee also offers the original dessert. Coffee enthusiasts can look forward to signature Christmas blend, which will be available soon. About PJ's Coffee Founded in 1978 in one of America's leading coffee ports, New Orleans, PJ's Coffee sets the standard for selecting, roasting and brewing coffee. With 40 coffeehouses in the United States, PJ's Coffee is poised for growth under its new leadership, Raving Brands, which also owns four other concepts - Moe's Southwest Grill Moe's Southwest Grill is an American chain of "fast casual" Fresh Mex restaurants originally franchised by Raving Brands in the style of Tex-Mex or Fresh Mex. The restaurant is characterized by warm colors, music from the 1950s to the 1980s, freshly prepared food, and menu items , Mama Fu's Asian House Mama Fu's Asian House is an American "fast casual" restaurant franchised by Raving Brands. It offers a variety of Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Japanese food. , Planet Smoothie smooth·ie also smooth·y n. pl. smooth·ies Slang 1. A person regarded as being assured and artfully ingratiating in manner. 2. A smooth-tongued person. and new concept, Doc Green's Gourmet Salads debuting in 2004. Operating under PJ's Coffee and PJ's Coffee and Wine Bar, it expects to have 200 franchises signed by the end of 2005. Its coffee can be enjoyed in-store or at home by purchasing PJ's Coffee and coffee products in-store or at www.pjscoffee.com. |
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