Category Archives: Interesting

Summer In A Cup Of Coffee – Recipes For The Weekend

As a weekend of warm summery weather is approaching we thought we might gather suitable (tried-and-tested) coffee recipes in one place and share them with you. There will be coffee hot and cold, some baking, and some ice-cream making, enough … Continue reading

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Teddington Gourmet Map

We’ve been roasting and selling our coffee in Teddington for a while now and during this time we’ve learnt that many people here care about the origins, freshness and quality of their food and also support independent local businesses. So … Continue reading

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Cakes, Coffee, Cups, Sightseeing And A Little Bit Of History

Hello on a gray Monday. We thought we should share some tasty recipes, news and coffee brewing tips with you to get this week off to the best possible start. First the tasty part: as we roast coffee we always … Continue reading

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Tidbits, Coffee Trivia And A Recipe

Another Friday afternoon so we thought we might share some interesting links: Coffee trivia: 17 things you didn’t know about your morning coffee – to find out some surprising facts NASA, climate change and coffee or why waking up to … Continue reading

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Coffee News For The Weekend

We found these stories and hope you find them interesting: How changing farming practices can help fight climate change and boost production: inter-cropping coffee and bananas in East Africa to combat climate change. More on weather woes and coffee in … Continue reading

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Coffee, Strange Weather, Climate Change And Coffee Berry Borer

As much of Latin America is suffering from bad weather and coffee farms and trade routes increasingly become affected, quite a lot is being written about climate change having an impact on coffee (and also chocolate). Changed rain patterns, droughts, … Continue reading

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Coffee In The News

We thought we’d share a few articles about coffee found in the news recently: The first is The Guardian’s article “How green is your coffee?” – on coffee, environment, supply chains, fairness and various certificates. Another article from The Guardian … Continue reading

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More Reasons For Women To Drink Coffee

Further to our post a few days ago, some more coffee-related health news have been published. Results of many studies suggest that it not only seems to reduce the risk of stroke and may be protective against the development of … Continue reading

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A Cup Of Coffee Is Good For You

Conflicting reports about coffee and its effects on our health are published all the time. An article in yesterday’s Evening Standard sums up the latest findings: coffee is the new health drink. If you would like to explore these issues … Continue reading

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Coffee Fuelling Cars, Not Just People

We thought you might find this news article about a coffee-powered car interesting. It is rather fast, too! And because weekends are a perfect time to bake a treat or two we also wanted to share a recipe for coffee … Continue reading

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