Grecian Coffee-housein Devereux Court, the oldest in London, was originally opened by Pasqua, a Greek slave, brought to England in 1652 by Daniel Edwards, a Turkey merchant. This Greek was the first to teach the method of roasting coffee, to introduce the drink into the island, and to call himself a “coffee-man.” Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Grecian Coffee-house from Infoplease:
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