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The Bikinis Strike Back: Remember how we mentioned that "sexy" coffee shops are spreading in the Northwest? Well, apparently, cops in some areas are reporting an increase in incidents involving indecent exposure, like the case of the man who kept harassing Read More...
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Filed under: Coffee The first year and a half I lived in Philadelphia, I worked as a staff assistant at a local non-profit. I was at the very bottom of the pecking order and earned a piddling salary to match my lowly position. I became adept at stretching Read More...
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I fondly recall candy cigarettes, both the gum and the chocolate versions, but I now wonder if it was some sort of ploy by the cigarette manufacturers to attract future users. Well, no matter! That was then, and this is now, and NOW there are wacky bubble Read More...
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Filed under: Teas , Coffee , Slashfood Ate This recent post about Starbucks - as with most posts about Starbucks - caused the typical coffee cacophony over price and quality. Although I happen to like Starbucks just fine, I certainly appreciate a good Read More...
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Filed under: Teas , America , Summer Are you a writer who also enjoys tea? There's a contest going on over at Felicitea that offers an opportunity to showcase your writing talents for free tea and other prizes. There's only about a week left, so don't Read More...
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Filed under: Coffee , Science , Newspapers , America , Coffee shops , Health & Medical , Guilty Pleasures Over the years, I've had a love/hate relationship with coffee. On the one hand, when I worked in a cafe/bakery, the free, unlimited chocolate-covered Read More...
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Filed under: Coffee , Coffee shops , Food News As Shayna (and every major media outlet) noted a couple weeks ago, Starbucks is going to be closing just over 600 stores (616 to be exact) over the next year. Yesterday, they announced which stores, across Read More...
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So a dispute between coffee drinkers and coffee-shop workers over what's called a "ghetto latte" has led to an all-out war, with one coffee-shop owner threatening to punch a ghetto-latte-swigging blogger in the privates. A ghetto latte, by the way, is Read More...
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Filed under: Coffee , Food Gadgets I've been drinking coffee since I was 13 years old. When I was 15, my parents succumbed to my wish for an espresso maker of my very own. These days I've got a red-handled Bialetti, two french presses, a Melitta single-cup Read More...
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Filed under: Coffee , Juice , Raves & Reviews , New Products There are few corporations as polarizing as Starbucks. Even on this blog, it is the rare Slashbucks post that doesn't incite a ruthless comments war. Yet there is no denying that Starbucks Read More...
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Living in New York City, where people are always on the go and caffeine is essential, I've seen some pretty long lines at Starbucks, but none compare to the ones I witnessed in Buenos Aires. The American coffee giant opened its first and only Buenos Aires Read More...
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I drink office coffee twice a day, which is a lot less than I used to consume. The company I work for (CondeNet) has installed a Flavia pod system in the communal kitchen. And it's considerably better than some of the drip machines you see in other office Read More...
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Filed under: Teas , Coffee , America Are you looking to get into making loose leaf tea blends, but don't want to spend the money buying large quantities of numerous teas and then blending everything on your own? There are a few companies these days that Read More...
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Filed under: Coffee , On the Blogs , Coffee shops There seems to be a lot of Starbucks news over the last few months. Here's some more, anyway. It seems that Starbucks not everyone was happy about the switch to the Pike Place roast coffees. The Consumerist Read More...
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Filed under: Newspapers , in sixty seconds , Summer How does your favorite cafe roast their beans? What beans go best with which roasting methods? (article complete with eerily magnified photo of coffee bean that looks more like...well, you figure it Read More...
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