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How to Lose 12 Pound in 30 Days

by Amanda Brown - Healthy Lifestyle Expert , 4 Responses

For those of us who are "metabolically gifted" and naturally slim, losing weight seems so easy, really. Eat a lot and spend your evenings in front of TV - and you'll gain a couple of pounds. Start eating less and join the gym - and in a month or so you'll get thinner. Sounds fantastic, doesn't it?

Move Over Latt Artists, The Amazing Latt Printer Has Arrived

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You may have seen beautiful latté art before, but have you ever seen latté art with text? How about cups of joe with intricate patterns and images? If you haven't, then you're in for a treat. Inventor Oleksiy Pikalo has taken an old X-Y flatbed plotter �" a machine similar to a printer �" and converted it into a latté art machine. With it he can program different images and patterns to display on top of his morning ...

Move Over Latt Artists, The Amazing Latt Printer Has Arrived

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Does Coffee Dream of Electric Chocolate?

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This summer a press release went out with limited fanfare. The folks at Hershey's were teaming up with Starbucks. At the time there was very little news available, other than an upcoming Starbucks-branded premium chocolate. The news piqued my interest, but there was no word on when the products would hit the shelves. Turns out it's today.

Using the expertise of Artisan Confection Company �" a division of Hershey's that includes Scharffen Berger and Joseph Schmidt �" Starbucks has created ...

Handpresso Love It or Hate It?

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I'm one of those people who gets a double shot of espresso each and every morning. Naturally, I got super excited when I saw this handy little gadget, the Handpresso. It's a hand-held contraption that produces tasty espresso anywhere, anytime. After watching the video, I imagined myself toting one in my oversized handbag. I could offer passengers waiting for the bus little glasses of espresso! Only when I read the fine print �" it needs hot water to ...

Full-Caffeine Eclipse

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Not that Starbucks needs any more free publicity �" which is what some folks are calling their retraining shutdown �" but last night on The Daily Show, correspondent Jason Jones talked about the shut down. In this clip, Jones tries to figure out what to do during the "full-caffeine eclipse." My favorite parts include when he asks his local deli owner for a fancy drink only to be greeted with a completely blank expression. Or perhaps it ...

Did Your Starbucks Improve?

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As you know �" or maybe found out on accident �" Starbucks retrained its employees last night. So did it help?

I did a very unscientific poll at the Sugar HQ, and the responses ranged from "I didn't notice anything different" to "Totaaaalllly. It was 100 percent better tasting." Several folks thought the staff seemed more cheerful, but they thought perhaps it was because of the nice weather. Sort of a mixed bag really, but not one complaint.

However if ...

Would You Bring a French Press to Your Office?

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Recently, we've been assaulted by the aroma of tasty coffee brewing in the Sugar HQ kitchen. Seems that some one has gotten sick of the day-to-day, and has brought in their own delicious beans and a French press. The whole thing got me wondering about the extremes we go to in order to get a good cup of joe. So tell me, would you bring a French press to your workplace?

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Starbucks Is Closing Their Doors For Three Hours

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If, on Feb. 26, you head to your local Starbucks after work and discover that it's closed, don't say I didn't warn you. On that Tuesday, from 5:30 pm to 8:30 p.m., Starbucks will close all of its standalone stores. The three-hour shut down is so that the employees �" about 135,000 of them �" can be retrained. Spokeswoman Valerie O'Neil said:

We will have all new standards for how we create the drinks. They will be trained in ...

7 Facts about Coffee You Do Not Know

by Amanda Brown - Healthy Lifestyle Expert , 3 Responses

1. The average coffee tree has a "life expectancy" up to 70 years, which is comparable with the length of a human life! The first harvest is picked when the tree is about 5 years old, and after that the coffee plant supplies a steady harvest of raw coffee several times a year.