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Top five coffee tables

Every home or office needs a coffee table, We’ve tracked down five of the best – safe, sturdy, with plenty of room for those cups. 1. Hooper coffee table, made.com         Ideal for a waiting room or office, this Hooper coffee table has a 1960s inspired design that will suit a contemporary […]

Coffee hydrotherapy

You may think you know everything about drinking coffee, but now there’s another way of getting your caffeine. Hydrotherapy – a non-chemical way of washing out the intestines and colon with warm water – has been known for thousands of years, and many modern hydrotherapists are now offering the treatment with various additions to the […]

Coffee recipes: Coffee Alexander

You’ve probably heard of a Brandy Alexander, a sweet, brandy-based cocktail made from Cognac and chocolaty crème de cacao that became popular during the early 20th century. It’s not the first cocktail to bear the name, either – its ancestor was simply called an Alexander and was based on gin. There are many stories about the origin […]

Coffee recipes: Café de olla (spiced Mexican coffee)

Café de olla, which literally means ‘pot coffee’ is really a traditional preparation method rather than a type of drink. It should be prepared in earthen clay pots, which are still handmade by artisans today. The spicy distinct flavor of the coffee comes from cinnamon and piloncillo, which is unrefined whole cane sugar. It’s a warming, comforting […]

Coffee all over the world: Costa Rica and Guatemala

The best known Central American coffee producer, Costa Rica produces only wet-processed arabicas and has built a reputation for fine coffee. Coffee production has long played an important role in the country’s history and still continues to be an important part of the economy. In 2006, coffee was  the country’s third-largest export and employs a […]

Coffee all over the world: Hawaii, Mexico and Puerto Rico

Although the European climate isn’t conducive to growing coffee commercially, the plants thrive throughout varied locations in the rest of the world. North America doesn’t produce its own coffee, with the exception of the Hawaiian islands which are famous for the Kona variety that’s considered to be of very high quality and much in demand. […]

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