If your father’s a coffee addict, one present that would really be appreciated this Father’s Day is a personalised coffee mug. Whether you choose a humorous design, something nostalgic or just his name to stop anyone else using his mug at work, it’s a unique present that useful too. To decorate your own mug, you’ll […]
Think you know your Arabica from your Robusta? Your Assam from your Darjeeling? Take our coffee and tea quiz to see how much you really know about the world’s favourite hot drinks. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the answers. What is a barista? In which city was the first “Starbucks” opened […]
If you’re a true coffee aficionado and take your coffee as seriously as we do, chances are you like your favourite drink black, strong and sugarless, and in addition to tasting great new research has shown that drinking your coffee like this could actually be helping to clean your teeth. Research by Rio de Janeiro’s […]
Drinking chocolate powder isn’t just for making hot chocolate with – it’s also a great baking ingredient. Don’t just use it to replace cocoa powder in recipes, though, as it’s sweeter and bulkier so you’ll also need to the flour and sugar proportions. Here’s our recipe for a delicious, moist chocolate cake made using drinking […]
If you fancy ending your next dinner party with something a bit different, these coffee chocolate meringues fit the bill perfectly. They’re easy to make, and can be ‘dressed up’ with chocolate sauce and cream into a really attractive display, or you could make miniature versions, leave off the sauce and cream and serve them […]
Nowadays, coffee is such a big part of our social culture that it’s hard to imagine a time without it. It came to the UK in the 17th century, well after sugar first made its appearance here but before tea reached our shores. European travellers to the Near East (an area roughly corresponding to the […]