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Johann Sebastian Bach and his coffee
Johann Sebastian Bach loved coffee. He had such a reverence for the stuff he was quoted as saying: “Without my morning coffee I’m just like a dried up piece of roast goat.” His…
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Writers in their cups…
Is there anything better than combining coffee with some favorite authors? Literary Coffee is an awesome Literary party of some greats like Jane Austen and Shakespeare, and what it looks like, were they…
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How the Americano Was Named
First, what is an Americano and how is it made? If you go to your local coffee house and order an Americano, it may seem like you’ve ordered something poetic or dare I…
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Coffee Leaves…
It’s fall and as the Big Machine of consumerism churns out the Latte of Pumpkin Spice popularity, I too fall in line of the sigh-able coffee moments. The momentary pause we associate with coffee…
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The Mythical, Possibly Historical, Beginnings of the Cappuccino
This is a Capuchin friar. An offshoot of the Franciscan order that began in 1525: This is a Capuchin monkey. You know, Night at The Museum? This is a cappuccino: If you’re thinking…
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