Latte English-speaking countries "latte" is shorthand for "caffelatte" or "caffellatte" (from "caffè e latte", "coffee and milk"), which is similar to the French "café au lait", the Spanish "café con leche", the Catalan "cafè amb llet" or the Portuguese "galão." The Caffe Mediterraneum in Berkeley, California claims Lino Meiorin, one of its early owners, "invented" and "made the latte a standard drink" in the 1950s. The latte was popularized in Seattle, Washington in the early 1980s and spread more widely in the early 1990s. In northern Europe and Scandinavia, a similar "trend" started in the early 1980s as "café au lait"
Mr. Coffee Heating the water this way allows 10 cups to be brewed in generally less than eight minutes depending on the barometric pressure. Once brewed the coffee stays warm in a thermal carafe without requiring a heating plate which could potentially burn the coffee. This coffee maker engineered and designed by TEAMS Design USA and the Jarden team, won a Red Star Award in 2010 and an Appliance Magazine EID Award in 2011. More recently, Mr. Coffee has licensed the Keurig K-cup technology to introduce a line of single serve hot beverage machines. Also recently introduced, the Mr. Coffee Cafe Latte