Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
CAFETERIA
cafeteria
(noun) a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cafeteria (plural cafeterias)
A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat
A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere
Synonyms
• lunchroom
• (dining area in an institution): canteen
Source: Wiktionary
Caf`e*te"ri*a, n. [Cf. F. cafetière.]
Definition: A restaurant or café at which the patrons serve themselves with food kept at a counter, taking the food to small tables to eat. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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