All things coffee
Cafe Brasilero has stood the test of time while most of the old coffee shops and stores have been replaced by the new in Cuidad Vieja (Old Town) Montevideo, Uruguay. Today you can still sit by the corner and enjoy people watching from the window with the 1877 sign written in gold …
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Guangzhou’s Four Seasons Hotel occupies the 74th to 98th floors of the Guangzhou IFC Tower. The main reception hall on the 70th floor has one of the most spectacular atriums in the world. It is decorated with a red sculpture in the middle and the 30-floor sky high atrium is a …
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As the third largest coffee producer in the world, after Brazil and Vietnam, Indonesia has no shortage of specialty coffee shops, warung (alleyways’ food stalls) coffee shops and Kopitiam (Chinese influenced coffee shops)….and Starbucks. The first Starbucks was opened in May 2002 …
Did you know that harvested coffee beans are green and do not have that iconic coffee aroma. Roasting green coffee beans brings out the aroma of the coffee bean. Not all roasting methods are created equal because it depends on the skills of the roaster. Of course, the quality of …
To drink coffee in a restaurant that served noodles and barbecued pork with rice would be wrong for a coffee aficionado. And yet, we spent our time drinking not just one but five cups of coffee during the five nights in Hong Kong. We were being served these sugary treats – the …
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Coffee is still not mainstream in China. However, Shanghai is the exception. International coffee outlets like Starbucks, Bon Appetit, Costa and Illy are just some represented throughout the city. And the numbers are growing. Not many average Chinese can afford a $4 cup of …
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Ever wonder why the coffee shops like Starbucks have living room-like settings and those little corners with comfortable club chairs and sofas? Almost always, in the middle of those comfy seats stands a coffee table. The coffee table may be a piece of furniture to place your …
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If your passion is coffee, you would find pleasure in visiting coffee shops around the world. For us, not only did these coffee shops serve extraordinary coffee, they each told a story of their passion and heritage. We have 5 criteria when visiting a coffee shop in any city we …
It isn’t always easy to make a perfect glass of full flavored iced coffee. You probably need to master the science and math of measuring the ground coffee, water, milk and ice before you can get the perfect brew. Just when we thought it was a great idea to invent an iced …
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There’s something professional and authoritative about a barista apron. A barista without an apron is like a surgeon without his scrubs. Would you buy coffee from a barista without an apron? Starbucks takes their baristas’ aprons very seriously. Besides the green aprons, …
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