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An open letter to Ireland: Dear whiny bitches…

unshavedmouse's avatarunshavedmouse

Dear Whiny Bitches,

How’ve you been? I am good. Let’s talk about that recent survey. You know the one? Recently something called the Good Country Index released a survey stating that Ireland was the “best” country in the world. Now, there’s a been a lot of confusion on this so first of all let’s just clarify that the survey was not necessarily the best place in the world to live, the survey was actually trying to measure which countries contribute most to the welfare of humanity (in stuff like global aid, peace-keeping, diplomacy, fighting climate change and so on) and which countries are dragging everyone else down. Now, I’ll admit I was surprised that we got the number one spot, not stunned, but surprised. But sure, we do give a lot of money to overseas aid and we’ve been involved in UN Peacekeeping missions since the early sixties so fine…

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Room for cream?

Rebecca Michelle's avatarBy Rebecca Michelle

I’ve always taken my coffee black. I started drinking coffee in college, not because I needed the caffeine but because getting a cup of coffee was often more convenient than getting a meal. I didn’t start having coffee in the morning until my second year teaching, actually, and even then it was more for the taste. My mum used to make her coffee with a bit of milk and a bit of brown sugar, but my dad never did. Mum stopped drinking coffee when I was 14 (long story that involves a bad cup of joe on an airplane) so my dad was my role model. Nowadays, I like to think that I drink coffee for the taste, but I do find myself with a headache around noon if I skip a morning cup. Addicted? Yes, I’d say so.

This afternoon I went to Pour Coffee Parlor with a book. I…

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Streamer Coffee Company opens another outlet.

Coffee Drinkers Make Better Lovers's avatarCoffee Drinkers Make Better Lovers

Last Sunday, Sonia went to Streamer Coffee Company’s new outlet, Streamer Coffee Company Gohongi, with a friend. We visited the Shibuya outlet during our Tokyo Coffee Trail and left impressed.

Nuova Simonelli unveils its longest ever espresso machine here: the Aurelia II T3 has an astounding 6 group-heads. Custom built for Streamer Coffee Company, the machine allows for 12 cups of espresso to be pulled simultaneously. I wonder how the baristas can pull off such a stunt.

Hiroshi Sawada is the 2008 Free Pour Latte Art Champion. He opened Streamer Coffee Company in 2010; as expected, the latte art fails to disappoint.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Streamer Coffee Company facade

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Check out the ceiling fan with grills.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA A monster lurks in the background. Can you spot it?

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Here it is: check out the massive Nuova Simonelli espresso machine. Size matters!

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The donuts look tantalizing but Sonia resisted ordering them.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Their orders.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The…

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Mcdonalds adds new cold coffee for summer

McDonald’s Restaurants In Southern California added a new frappe drink to its cafe menu.
In fact, they will launch the Horchata Frappe with a buy-get-one-free campaign.
The Frappe contains vanilla, a hint of cinnamon and coffee, and topped with whip cream and caramel drizzle.
“The addition of Horchata Frappes to the menu reinforces McDonald’s as a one-stop destination for a variety of great tasting quality beverages at a convenience and value that only McDonald’s can offer,” said Clay Paschen, III, McDonald’s owner/operator and president of the McDonald’s Operators’ Association of Southern California (MOASC).

McDonalds added: “Starting Monday, May 12, from 2-5 p.m., customers can buy-one McCafe beverage and get a second one free.”