What Is An Anthora Cup?

The Anthora is a paper coffee cup design that has become iconic of new york city New York City “Gotham” has been a nickname for New York City that first became popular in the nineteenth century; Washington Irving had first attached it to New York in the November 11, 1807 edition of his Salmagundi, a … Read more

Why Does New York Have Greek Coffee Cups?

The cup was created in 1963 by leslie buck, marketing director of the then-Sherri Cup Co. He was looking for a design that would appeal to the greek immigrants who owned many new york diners – and he struck steaming black gold with the anthora coffee cup. The cup came to symbolize New York’s on-the-go … Read more

Who Designed The Greek Coffee Cup?

But in fact, it was created by man, one man in particular, a refugee from Nazi Europe named leslie buck Where did the greek coffee cup come from? The cup was originally designed by Leslie Buck of the Sherri Cup Co. in 1963, to appeal to greek-owned coffee shops in new york city , and … Read more