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Rio's best café lets you pay what you want

There are no cashiers. No cash registers. No computers to ring up bills and no credit card machines. Instead, there is just a bowl, into which people drop voluntary cash amounts. Remarkably, the honor system is working, says Curto Café’s owner.

Drinking Coffee Before Breakfast Can Impact Your Blood Sugar

A new study in the British Journal of Nutrition found that drinking caffeine first thing in the morning could impair glucose control. This effect may be especially pronounced in people with diabetes o

10 professions that need the most coffee to survive

Here is the list of jobs that need the most coffee to survive at their work based on a survey by Dunkin' Donuts and CareerBuilder.

I’ll give you my two cents. The diatribe over the Fontana di Trevi coins

Visiting the Fontana di Trevi, turning your back at it and throw a nickel into its waters, with the hope of coming back, one day, to Rome

How Training as a Health Coach Led Gina Fontana Down an Unexpected Path

Integrative Nutrition graduate, Gina Fontana, is changing the world…one tummy at a time. After years of mysterious health issues, when Gina Fontana discovered she had Celiac Disease everything clicked

New Study: Smart Roofs Could Transform California Energy and Water Use

Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest June 15th, 2012 by NRDC Green and Cool roofs will save money, reduce emissions, and relieve stress on limited water supplies Installing green roofs and cool roofs in southern California could save consumers more than $211 million in energy bills and reduce emissions equivalent to removing 91,000 cars from the [&hellip

Think you know how to make the perfect cup of coffee? Better read this

Most coffee geeks agree: You can’t make the best cup of coffee using an electric drip machine. Sure, it’s efficient, but the machines get very dirty over time, and that tends to ruin the flavor of the coffee. Plus there’s no way to control the water temperature—two factors that also drastically affect the taste of your brew.Just in time for National Coffee Day, September 29, here are four

Five Dangerous Financial Myths for Small Water Systems

Small water systems serving 10,000 people or less comprise more than 94% of our nation’s public water systems. They are a large and diverse group, and are...

Which Coffee Booze Are You?

Are You Brewing Your Coffee Correctly?

Brewing the Perfect Cup

Blair Smith, barista and shop manager of Augie's Coffee, recounts her trek through the coffee industry as she prepares to compete for the U.S. Brewer's Cup.

21 Things You Should Never Ask a Starbucks Barista

Want a quick way to annoy your Starbucks barista? These are the questions you should absolutely never ask the person who's preparing your Frappuccino.

Use Your Coffee Cup as a Basic Barometer

Instructables user stickmop shares a trick to tell basic barometric pressure using a hot cup of coffee, tea, or cocoa; when you pour the coffee into the cup watch the bubbles. If they move to the edge of the cup quickly you can expect clear skies for the next 12 hours, if they hang out in the center expect rain in the next 12 hours, and if the bubbles move slowly to the edge you may get a bit of weather, but it…

Swap your morning cup of coffee for this healthy drink!

The start to your day is very important. Most of us just grab a cup of coffee, usually skipping breakfast. Coffee is a daily ritual that for many of us wakes us up and makes us happy. Unfortunately, while coffee and the caffeine it provides can be good for you, it can also be highly …

How to Order Iced Coffee Like a Seasoned Barista

We reached out to Sam Penix, owner of New York-based coffee chain Everyman Espresso, to brainstorm a list of terms you should know to order your iced beverage like a pro.

Tea stains teeth more than coffee, expert claims

Tea is undisputedly the beverage of Britain, with approximately 165 million cups of the stuff consumed in the country on a daily basis. However, your inclination towards a brew could be doing more damage to your teeth than you realise.