Finding the Right Travel Coffee Mug for Your Ride into Work
You obviously cannot take the mug you use to drink coffee on Sunday morning into your car or on the train to go to work. You need something that is not only going to keep your coffee hot, but also prevent you from spilling it down the front of your shirt and going through your work day trying to hide it.
The Oxo Good Grips LiquiSeal Travel Mug
One of our favorites is the Contigo Autoseal Stainless Steel Travel Mug
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How Did Starbucks Take Over the Coffee World?
While it seems like there is a Starbucks on just about every corner in America today, that was not always the case. There was a time when they were just another neighborhood coffee shop that was trying to stay alive. The company was pretty much made up of a few coffee shops in Seattle for about 10 years before a revelation occurred that would change this company and how people thought about coffee for many years to come.
While on vacation, Howard Schultz started to take particular note of how the cafés were run in Italy. He fell in love with the concept and set ups and brought new and old ideas alike back to Seattle with him. Old in that they were from Italy and new in that nobody was making use of these ideas in the United States. It is unlikely that he ever dreamed how successful these ideas would make his company.
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The Best Way to Make Coffee
This is something that can start an argument in about 2 seconds between any two people that love coffee. The reason is because what one person likes, may not be so important to the next individual. Having said that, there are certain things that are common for all people and regardless of what your end product looks like, these tips will get you there with a better cup of coffee in your hands.
Everything starts with your equipment. You need to make sure that everything that is used is clean before and after you brew your coffee. Some people will walk away from the pot on their way to work and let it sit there all day with the grinds still in the machine. Not a wise decision. Take the few seconds to dump the grinds and the coffee and rinse everything out.
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Some of the Best Coffee Shops in Philadelphia
Coffee is by nature something that no two people may have the same opinion about. What one person likes, the other thinks is disgusting. Instead of trying to figure out what the best coffee house in Philadelphia is, we tried to find coffee houses that were at the top of their niche and hope to have something for everyone.
La Columbe (130 S 19th Street) – This place will give you one of the strongest cups of coffee in the city. While the service is usually a little stiff, there is no second guessing what you are drinking when you get something from this coffee house. This is literally one of those you either love it or hate it spots. The coffee is very strong and very full bodied, so the tame of heart need to stay away. If you eat coffee beans for energy, give it a shot.
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