"It has its own lingo, its own legends, its own cultural legacy. Tim Hortons occupies a central place in Canadian life. But what does it say about us that our only truly national institution is a donut shop?" This doesn't hold so much for Quebec, but is certainly true in the rest of the country. When I went tree-planting, the cultural and social epicenter of
Fort Frances was the Robin's Donut shop. Meanwhile, the NY Times has re-printed the first chapter of
Uncommon Grounds : The History of Coffee and How It Transformed our World.