Coming to a trendy bar near you soon (Picture: Crave.It)

Still drinking your latte out of a red cup? You’re so last week.

Because the new trend in New York is to sup your caffeine shot out of a bell pepper.

The new edible receptacle was introduced at Chelsea coffee house Crave.It after Italian master barista Ettore Diana stopped by to show the locals some of his signature drinks.

He served them up their frothy cappuccinos in hollowed-out yellow bell peppers.


Before you dismiss this as just another ridiculous foodie fad, NY Daily News’ Justin Rocket Silverman wrote of the crunchy veg cups: ‘Don’t knock this bell jar until you try it: the bitter kick of the coffee is perfectly balanced by the cool sweetness of the pepper.’



We can definitely see it working, which is good because you need some payoff for drinking out of a vegetable in public.

LA’s Alfred Coffee & Kitchen does a waffle cone cup for those with a sweet tooth (Picture: Alfred Coffee & Kitchen)

It may not be quite as exciting as coffee served in chocolate-dipped waffle cones, but if you’re struggling to fit in your five a day, this could be just your, um, cup of tea.

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