More articles about: coffee

Bukidnon-grown Mirabueno Coffee, and SGD Coffee, which is picked in Northern Sagada, were recognized as two of the world’s best coffees at the recent Agence pour la Valorisation des Produits Agricoles (AVPA). Mirabueno Coffee received the Gourmet prize for the puissant doux (bold ...

The Philippines has a long history with coffee, starting in 1740 when the crop was introduced by the Spanish to the country.Until the '70s, coffee was a major industry in the Philippines, but in 2014, with the collapse of the International Coffee ...

How many times have you ordered a decaf after dinner, thinking it wouldn't keep you up at night? In case you don't know, decaf is short for decaffeinated, which means caffeine from coffee beans, cocoa, and tea have been removed. According to SELF.com, ...

Many of us rely on caffeine to get through the day, especially when it means going to work even before the sun is up. Unlike most people who have their first cup right away, I endure two hours from the moment my ...

We don’t know exactly when the coffee revolution started in the Philippines (if there was a revolution at all) but in the last decade or so, the dark brew has become almost as ubiquitous as rice. But have your ever thought about ...

“What makes Elephant Grounds so great is the sum of its parts, how it all comes together,” says Michael Concepcion, the retailer and restaurateur, who's been on top of the whole process of bringing the café franchise from Hong Kong to Manila’s shores.This, ...

Love coffee? Great, that makes you one among the millions of us in this coffee-crazed country. But despite it being the first thing a lot of us drink in the morning, there are still many things we don’t know about coffee and ...

When you enter Black Sheep Coffee at its new S Maison location, you will be befuddled for a moment. The usual coffee shop feel, with its light wood and polished brass, bossa nova, and clean-cut baristas, is replaced by unfinished walls, Banksy-style ...

The new Starbucks Tokyo Roastery in Nakameguro, Tokyo is the biggest Starbucks store in the world. It’s a four-story building with a 55-foot cask adorned with copper cherry blossoms. The main bar is on the first floor, where the customers can see the skillful art ...

Filipinos are rabid coffee drinkers. We drink so much coffee that we need to import coffee beans from other countries. But that doesn’t mean local farmers aren’t doing their part to meet our thirst for coffee. In regions of the country that allow ...

After the devastation of typhoon Ompong last year, Michael Harris Conlin and his team at Henry & Sons volunteered to deliver relief goods, specifically water, to the remote municipality of Itogon, Benguet. There he discovered a mining town whose residents were in ...

Starbucks just opened its first ever cafe in Italy a few days ago. Called the Reserve Roastery, it lives in a former post office in Milan's Palazzo delle Poste, near some of the city's busiest tourist destinations. And holy hell, it is ...

Snack by Yardstick Coffee isn't some newfangled coffee-flavored potato chip or coffee bun. They're Yardstick's newly released Nespresso-compatible coffee capsules designed to tide over a quick coffee craving without the jolt. Think not-so-serious coffee for the coffee connoisseur."We grab a snack to maintain ...

Cold brew coffee is not new. In fact, it has been around for decades. We caught up with Sasha Chua of Instagram-based coffee business Sashy Brew to give you the lowdown on why we all should be enjoying a cup or two of cold brew today.1| ...

Before Starbucks, before third-wave coffee, before 3-in-1 packets, even, Filipinos knew coffee. Coffee has been a major crop in parts of the Philippine since at least 1740, and Batangas was coffee central. In fact, the Philippines was a major supplier of coffee ...

True coffee addicts know that the need for caffeine can hit you any time of the day, even late at night. Thankfully, there are loads of cafes now that open even until the wee hours of the morning, so you can catch ...

The folks behind SGD Coffee picked an old house on quiet Maalalahanin Street in Teachers Village, Quezon City, to set up shop and bring the famed “Bana’s Coffee” from Sagada, Mountain Province, a step closer to coffee drinkers in the Metro. You'll ...

Why do people go to coffee shops? Is it the dark yellow ambiance? The sound of shifting notebooks and laptops from the students over at the next table? The airconditioning? The, er, self-service? The more idyllic setup would be at home, by the ...

Today, Starbucks announced that it was opening the Starbucks to end all Starbucks on Chicago's Magnificent Mile. According to the press release, the four-level Reserve® Roastery, as it's officially called, will be a "fully sensorial coffee environment dedicated to roasting, brewing and ...

Introducing clear coffee. That's right—it's coffee, but without the signature brown color that wreaks havoc on your teeth and clothes. Introduced by CLR CFF, it's a transparent, caffeinated drink with a taste that's like a potent cold brew.Two brothers in the U.K. ...