We have a cupboard filled with mugs, glasses, plates, bowls, eating utensils, serving utensils, etc. I need to pick up some dessert-sized plates because most of our plates are dinner sized and having birthday cake on a dinner plate is odd. We almost never use anything disposable. We do have paper towels in the kitchen, but we also have cloth hand towels, which is what most people use. (Actually we have only cloth towels in the bathrooms, too. They get washed regularly; we have a washing machine.)

TE buys coffee from a local roaster (Nossa Familia) and flavored syrups for all to use. We have an espresso machine and a small coffee pot, though no one really uses the pot. Espresso all the way, baby! We used to buy milk, but ended up letting folks buy their own milks, because everyone seemed to want something different (almond, soy, non-fat, lowfat, etc.)