Coffee, tea or luxury?

BY DEEPTI HAJELA
ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Think that morning dose of double latte in a paper cup is a real luxury? Hardly.

A new exhibit showcases some real richness, such as silver jugs and porcelain cups used for chocolate, coffee and tea as they swept through Europe as upper-crust drinks of choice.

Chocolate, Coffee, Tea opened Feb. 3 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and runs through July 11. Taking over one of the museum's galleries, the several dozen items cover a time period from the 17th century to the very beginning of the 20th century.

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