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Celebrity coffee – Rockin and Roastin

Kramer-coffee-Marshfield-gd-071612-05 You might remember that Peter Andre recently opened his first coffee shop in south London. Others, such as Hugh Jackman (aka Wolverine), have also been inspired to become involved in the coffee industry, leaning towards a charitable bent. Jackman was moved by the plight of coffee farmers during his visit to Africa and has since been motivated to help them. ...
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Use of coffee to administer mercury

Mercury-s-Coffee-freddie-mercury-33185969-500-501 There has been a rather alarming news story around of late and it all has to do with the use of coffee by a dental nurse, to poison her boss. Sounds rather grim, doesn’t it? Coffee is something that should be a joy, not a source of poison. What’s the story? Ravinder Kaur has hit the headlines thanks to her ...
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Do these latte-st sculptures make a mocca-ry of art?

coffee1_1723952a[1]  THIS amazing latte art is all the work of one talented barista. Reviewed by The Sun newspaper Kazuki Yamamoto, 26, creates the wacky creations for the customers at the shop where he works in Osaka, Japan.   And he now reckons he has notched up over 2,000 of the crazy coffee characters for his patrons. He said: “I’ve been working ...
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What Goes Best with Coffee?

TR005-biscotti-website-featured Many people who drink coffee often prefer to have it with cookies or pastries and even fruits. It’s been a long tradition. But did you know that there are specific food that go best with certain coffee flavors? Coffee and cake is a classic pair, for example. You need to find out more here so that the next time you ...
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Coffee sausages

SAUSAGE Most of us love a decent cup of coffee the past decade has seen the rise and rise of coffee the world over, as we fall in love with the humble coffee bean. There are many ways of drinking our coffee from lattes to espressos to mochas to cappuccinos. However, people are becoming more creative with the consumption of coffee. ...
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Coffee and cellulite

Kit_Cosmetics_Sensory_Lab_Coffee_Club There have been some interesting articles about coffee and cellulite in the news of late. Women, ever plagued by the orange peel effect on particular areas of their body (often areas such as thighs), are on the hunt for creams and treatments that can help to reduce the appearance of cellulite. The beauty market is littered with varied and expensive ...
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Who works at CoffeeCups.co.uk? Video!

Coffee-cups-new-logo If you have ever wondered who works at CoffeeCups.co.uk check out this funky video! We would like to thank Jay(10 years) & Mo(9 years) for taking time out of there school holidays to create this excellent video.
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Coffee + Aspirin: Perfect Hangover Cure

asprin Summer is coming, and I’m pretty sure that after your next BBQ get together you will be suffering from too much partying; and by extension, looking for the perfect hangover cure. There are so many hangover cures that have been debunked by science over the years, but coffee remains to be one of the most widely accepted hangover cures. Sure ...
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Brown Sugar and Coffee Barbecue Sauce recipe!

thumb_600 Coffee is obviously the beverage of choice here at Coffee Cups HQ, but that does not mean that we’re limiting our coffee addiction to espresso shots and steaming mugs of coffee because coffee can be used to turn ordinary dishes into something novel and more flavorful. I’m sure you’re familiar with coffee-based desserts like tiramisu and affogato (scoop of vanilla ...
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Coffee and cats

CatHammock3 When you think about coffee, it is not a necessarily obvious connection to immediately think about cats. However, there have been a variety of coffee and cat news stories of late. First, have you heard about coffee houses which cater especially for cat lovers? It is a Japanese trend to have cat cafes for animal-lovers who would like to pet ...
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