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Morality Police Crackdown on Several Cafes in Iran
This past weekend, the Iranian “morality police” shut down several restaurants and coffee shops due to immoral and un-Islamic behavior. According to the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA), 87 cafes and restaurants were raided in a single district of the … Continue reading
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Tagged cafe, coffee, coffee shops, crackdown, fair trade, iran, islamic law, reuters, tehran
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The Worst Coffee Drinks to Consume
Hey everyone, In some of my previous blog posts I have written about the health benefits of coffee, but it is important to note that these health benefits are really only true when coffee is consumed black with no cream … Continue reading
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Tagged calories, coffee, cold stone, cosi, dunkin donuts, fair trade, health, mcdonalds, organic, starbucks, unhealthy, worst
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Ooh La La Lamour’s Morning Maple Coffee and Sugar Scrub Verse Cellulite
Hey Everyone, This week I decided to re-post Ooh La La Lamour‘s blog post on their Morning Maple Coffee and Sugar Scrub Verse Cellulite. Ooh La La Lamour specializes in all natural and organic body products, and let me add … Continue reading
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Tagged cellulite, coffee, fair trade, ooh la la lamour, organic
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A Quick Guide to Coffee Lingo
Coffee shop’s menus are filled with cappuccinos, lattes, mochas, espressos, and many more names that can be confusing to the humble coffee drinker. To avoid coffee lingo confusion here is a quick guide to all the coffee beverages. Affogato – … Continue reading
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Unionville Vineyards Spring Festival
This past Saturday, May 12, 2012, we participated in Unionville Vineyards Spring Festival and it was a blast! Unionville Vineyards is made up of four farms with over 300 acres of preserved farmland. It is operated by a group of … Continue reading
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Tagged artisan, coffee, fair trade, organic, spring festival, Unionville Vineyards, wine
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Can Coffee Decrease Your Risk of Skin Cancer?
With summer quickly approaching, everyone seems to be getting ready to head to the beach and tan his or her pale skin (and I am one of them). However, with skin cancer on the rise, is it worth the risk … Continue reading
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Tagged AACR, Allan Conney, ATR, basal cell carcinoma, BCC, Brigham and Women's Hospital, coffee, fair trade, Fengju Song, Harvard Medical School, Melanoma, melanoma Monday, organic, Rutgers University, skin cancer, skin cancer foundation, sunscreen
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The Science of Coffee
Coffee is derived from over 1,500 chemical substances, making it a highly complex beverage. Approximately 850 of these chemical substances are volatile, while 700 are soluble. The complexity of coffee is dependent on a number of things, such as the … Continue reading
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Tagged aliphatic acid, arabica, caffeine, carbohydrates, chemical components, chlorogenic acid, coffee, composition, Ernesto Illy, fair trade, lipid, Maillard reacion, oligosaccharides, organic, polysaccharides, pyrolytic, robusta, science, The Complexity of Coffee, trigonelline
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Go Green in Honor of Earth Day!
Hey everyone, I have been reading some interesting articles on ways to go green and I think it is important information to pass on, especially with Earth Day this weekend. First, here are some startling statistics that should influence everyone … Continue reading
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Tagged car, coffee, Earth day, fair trade, Good Housekeeping, green, organic, paper, plastic, rainforest alliance certifed, recycle, sustainability
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The right way to store your coffee beans…
We often get approached by our clients asking us if there is a proper way to store their coffee beans. The short answer is YES there is… Before we get to the storage part, though, I would be remiss if … Continue reading
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Tagged air, AirScape, beans, black river roasters, carbon dioxide, co2, coffee, coffee storage, degassing, fair trade, gas, heat, light, moisture, new jersey, o2, organic, oxygen, storage, vermont
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