Zev Siegl, the co-founder of Starbucks, was seen at Bengaluru's iconic Vidyarthi Bhavan restaurant, enjoying dosa and sipping some filter coffee.??
Sieglwas in the city to attend an investors' conference and stopped by the restaurant to enjoy some local food.??
Taking to Instagram, Vidyarthi Bhavan said they were ¡°happy and proud¡± to have him as a customer.
¡°We were happy and proud to have Mr. Zev Siegl, Co-founder of Starbucks at Vidyarthi Bhavan today evening. He enjoyed our Masale Dose & Coffee and expressed it in our Guest book as well,¡± they wrote.?
Siegl also left a note for the eatery. It read, "It was an honour to enjoy your famous food, coffee, and warm welcome. I will take this wonderful experience with me back to Seattle." Siegl drew a doodle of a steaming coffee cup with three stars on it.
Siegl co-founded Starbucks, an international chain of coffeehouses, in 1971.?He served as a vice president and director until his departure from the company in 1980. He now works as a start-up consultant and business advisor.
The post has gone viral on social media. People couldn't control their excitement after seeing the Starbucks co-founder drinking filter coffee.
"Amazing!?Starbucks?founder having VB¡¯s delicious filter coffee after masala dosai! Proud of you!" a person wrote.?
"Co-founder of Starbucks coffee drinking namma filter kaapi," another person said.?
"Now, we might see filter coffee in Starbucks too," a third person wrote.
"Nice! I guess he has realized what real coffee tastes like!!" another person quipped.
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