Coffee shops are wonderful places that draw a spectrum of clientele in through their doors in order to pick up a caffeinated beverage. Some may stay to have a prolonged tête-à-tête; others may quickly dash in before leaving as quickly as they came as they head on back on their commute and some, some just draw attention a whole load of attention.
Like the moose in the video below, for example
Many businesses in the United Kingdom do not allow pets on their premises with guide dogs being the most obvious exception to the rule. However in the Nebraskan city of Omaha many shops are beginning to open up their doors to man’s best friends – and not in the ‘cat café’ type manner.
With the advancement of technology and the improvement of traditional espresso machines in recent years, there is still a lot of work that needs to be put in to create a wonderful cup of coffee.
It isn’t as simple as just pressing a button and waiting for a stream of java elixir to pour forth and while there is a certain mastery of the dark arts required, many problems can be overcome with a little technical know-how.
In this piece we’re looking at one piece of equipment that is essential and plays a huge role in determining the quality of the coffee that ends up in your cup: the grinder.
It would be folly to reinvent the wheel as the saying goes, but another circular favourite could be getting a complete overhaul that may revolutionise the way that we all consumer our take-out cups of coffee.
The Viora Lid is the result of the obsession of Doug Fleming. Fleming took the standardised lid, binned it, and started from scratch to redesign it. His goal was to give coffee drinkers – and himself presumably – a better coffee drinking experience.
Professionals are looking for free a Wi-Fi connection and an office away from the office when they are deciding which coffee shop to frequent, so a study from electronic giants Samsung states.
Over a third of those polled said that the availability of Wi-Fi was a primary reason in determining where they would head. 60% of the people polled admitted that internet access to the internet was an ‘important’ factor when it came to choosing where to go for a cup of coffee.
…continue reading Workers pick Wi-Fi over the quality of coffee, new research shows
Coffee mugs can come in all different shapes and sizes and, probably, we each have our favourite that takes a hammering on a daily basis – whether at home or in the office.
Here at Caffe Society, we know just how an important a role that cups can play in the coffee industry.
So, it transpires, does a Finnish coffee roasting company and advertising agency out of Helsinki who have teamed up and invested a fair amount of money we imagine to create something new and unique.
It’s a coffee container that can, in theory, be whatever you want it to be.
You know you don’t always have to drink coffee.
Instead, you can add a little coffee into recipes to totally transform your dishes and luckily, we have another simple idea for you to try at home. And if you do concoct this great version of chili over the weekend please let us know!
The process of making coffee is not as straightforward as you may presume.
Beans do not simply grow on trees and then drop down into containers to be siphoned off into relevant batches before being transported to market. Instead a lot of labour intensive work takes place, including separating the coffee bean from the fruit.
When serving up a flat white, cappuccino or a latte, what piece of carefully crafted artwork do you expect to see on your drink?
A heart?
A swan?
Perhaps it is something a little more extravagant that is worthy of being seen in the UK Barista Championships (which are taking place this weekend as luck would have it).
Well, for one customer of a well-known American coffee chain, a barista tried his hand at something that was devilishly unique.
From time to time we focus on scientific studies that look to delve deep into the composition of coffee to see what magical and mystical powers are to be found.
After research emerged last year that coffee could help protect against the inflammatory liver condition called primary sclerosing cholangitis, a further study shows that the drink could benefit the liver even further.
Great news I’m sure you’ll agree.
Published in Hepatology a couple of days ago, a journal published on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, a report looked into the effects that a number of different beverages had on survival rates of patients suffering from cirrhosis of the liver.
…continue reading Two cups of coffee may cut the risk from liver cirrhosis
